installation experience as the graphical installer, but has generally better
compatibility with very old and very new hardware.
+Install {pve} (Terminal UI, Serial Console)::
+
+Starts the terminal-mode installation wizard, additionally setting up the Linux
+kernel to use the (first) serial port of the machine for in- and output. This
+can be used if the machine is completely headless and only has a serial console
+available.
+
[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-tui-installer.png"]
Both modes use the same code base for the actual installation process to
`minfree`::
Defines the amount of free space that should be left in the LVM volume group
-`pmg`. With more than 128GB storage available, the default is 16GB, otherwise
+`pve`. With more than 128GB storage available, the default is 16GB, otherwise
`hdsize/8` will be used.
+
NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not required for
Then press `Ctrl-X` or `F10` to boot the configuration.
+[[installation_unattended]]
+Unattended Installation
+-----------------------
+
+It is possible to install {pve} automatically in an unattended manner. This
+enables you to fully automate the setup process on bare-metal. Once the
+installation is complete and the host has booted up, automation tools like
+Ansible can be used to further configure the installation.
+
+The necessary options for the installer must be provided in an answer file. This
+file allows the use of filter rules to determine which disks and network cards
+should be used.
+
+To use the automated installation, it is first necessary to prepare an
+installation ISO.
+https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Automated_Installation[Visit our wiki] for more
+details and information on the unattended installation.
+
ifndef::wiki[]
Install {pve} on Debian
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