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NAME
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qm.conf - Proxmox VE Virtual Machine Configuration


SYNOPSIS
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'/etc/pve/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf'


DESCRIPTION
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Virtual Machine Configuration
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:title: Manual: qm.conf
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The `/etc/pve/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf` files stores VM configuration,
where "VMID" is the numeric ID of the given VM.

NOTE: IDs <= 100 are reserved for internal purposes.


File Format
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The file uses a simple colon separated key/value format. Each line has
the following format:

 OPTION: value

Blank lines in the file are ignored, and lines starting with a `#`
character are treated as comments and are also ignored.

One can use the `qm` command to generate and modify those files.


Options
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