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Join me as I walk through setting up a low-powered Proxmox server on a ZimaBlade – the perfect compact homelab! See how to configure storage, download templates, and get ready for future virtualization projects. I've been wanting to make this video for a while but kept getting ahead of myself with other ideas. So here's the process I go through to set up Proxmox on a ZimaBlade! Blog Post:
https://dbtechreviews.com/2024/05/03/setting-up-a-low-powered-proxmox-server-on-a-zimablade/ 16GB DDR3L for ZimaBlade:
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https://www.printables.com/model/799594-zimablade-nas-case-2x-25-ssds/files Chapters (Generated by ChapterMe) – 00:00 – Intro
00:17 Project Overview
00:41 ZimaBlade Specs
01:34 Boot Drive
02:24 Download ISO
03:10 Create Bootable USB
04:52 BIOS Changes
06:53 Proxmox Installation
08:42 First Boot
09:57 Web Interface
10:53 Configure Storage
12:27 Download Templates
16:12 Next Steps ## Hardware Setup
– Overview of ZimaBlade hardware to be used
– Detailing components like RAM, storage drives, enclosure ## Project Overview
– Setting up low-powered Proxmox virtualization server
– Downloading required Proxmox installation media ## Proxmox Installation
– Booting from USB and starting Proxmox install
– Configuring network settings during installation
– Completing the core Proxmox setup ## Configure Storage
– Wiping existing drives for ZFS setup
– Creating mirrored ZFS storage pool
– Reviewing the configured storage layout ## Download Templates
– Using Proxmox shell to update repositories
– Downloading Debian 12 Turnkey container template
– Verifying template availability for container deployment ## Next Steps
– Video summary and motivation for the project
– Encouraging viewers to like, subscribe, join membership
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