This guide walks through setting up a dedicated logical volume, formatting it, mounting it, configuring Samba, and accessing it from a Windows client — using user-based authentication. ✅ 1. Check Available Space in Your Volume Group sudo vgdisplay Look for the Free PE / Size — it should show free space (e.g., ~647 GB). ✅ 2. Create a Logical Volume sudo lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n data-lv ubuntu-vg This creates a logical volume named data-lv using all available free space. ...
📁 Project Context This documentation captures the setup process of an Ubuntu Server Virtual Machine hosted on Proxmox VE, intended for general-purpose use in my home lab. 💻 Hardware & Host Setup Host System: Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny Hypervisor: Proxmox VE Primary VMs already present: pfSense (handles LAN, DHCP, firewall) Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) ⚙️ VM Configuration Summary VM Host: Proxmox VE Machine Type: Q35 BIOS: UEFI (OVMF) with EFI disk on local-lvm, no pre-enrolled keys SCSI Controller: VirtIO SCSI single Disk Bus/Device: VirtIO Block Disk Cache: Write back I/O Thread: Enabled CPU: 1 socket, 4 cores (host type) Memory: 8192 MB RAM 🌐 Network Setup Bridge: vmbr1 (VM-only LAN, 10.0.1.0/24) Model: VirtIO IP assignment: Static via pfSense DHCP reservation Assigned IP: 10.0.1.10 Gateway/DNS: 10.0.1.1 (pfSense) 🔍 Installation Walkthrough Booted Ubuntu Server 24.04 ISO in VM Selected guided install → full disk usage (750 GB assigned) Created user: faisal, password set Enabled Ubuntu Pro Enabled OpenSSH server for remote access Skipped featured snaps Completed install → reboot Removed ISO from CD/DVD device in Proxmox Server booted successfully 🛁 Static IP Configuration via pfSense To ensure the Ubuntu Server VM always receives the same IP address, I created a DHCP static lease in pfSense: ...
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk through the steps to set up an Ubuntu Server VM, configure networking with pfSense, and install Docker and Portainer for container management. We’ll also highlight issues encountered during the setup process and how they were resolved. Table of Contents Creating the VM in Proxmox Network Configuration with pfSense Installing Ubuntu Server Setting Static IP Address Installing Docker Installing Portainer Troubleshooting and Issues Encountered Backing Up the VM Using Proxmox Backup Server 1. Creating the VM in Proxmox VM Configuration: General: ...