Welcome to the Proxmox Datacenter Manager documentation!

Copyright (C) 2023 - 2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH

Version 1.0.0 -- Wednesday, 03 December 2025

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • What is Proxmox Datacenter Manager?
  • Feature Overview
  • Technology Stack
  • Getting Help
    • Enterprise Support
    • Community Support Forum
    • Mailing Lists
    • Bug Tracker
  • License
• Installation
  • System Requirements
    • Minimum Server Requirements, for Evaluation
    • Recommended Server System Requirements
    • Supported Web Browsers for Accessing the Web Interface
  • Installation Medium
    • Prepare Installation Medium
    • Prepare a USB Flash Drive as Installation Medium
    • Instructions for GNU/Linux
    • Instructions for macOS
    • Instructions for Windows
    • Use the Installation Medium
    • Install Proxmox Datacenter Manager Unattended
    • Install Proxmox Datacenter Manager on Debian
  • Debian Package Repositories
    • Repository Formats
    • Debian Base Repositories
    • Proxmox Datacenter Manager Enterprise Repository
    • Proxmox Datacenter Manager No-Subscription Repository
    • Proxmox Datacenter Manager Test Repository
    • SecureApt
• Graphical User Interface
  • Features
  • Login
  • User Interface Overview
  • Sidebar
    • Dashboard
    • Views
    • Notes
    • Configuration
    • Administration
    • SDN
    • Remotes
• SDN Integration
  • Status Overview
  • EVPN Integration
    • Defintions
• Remotes
  • Resource Operation
  • Data Collection
  • Proxmox VE Remote
  • Proxmox Backup Server Remote
• Views
  • Resource Selection
    • Filter Types
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Access Control
• Authentication & Access Control
  • User Configuration
  • API Tokens
  • Access Control
    • Privileges
    • Access Roles
    • Objects and Paths
    • Configuration & Management
    • API Token Permissions
  • Two-Factor Authentication
    • Introduction
    • Available Second Factors
• Host System Administration
  • ZFS on Linux
    • Hardware
    • ZFS Administration
  • Host Bootloader
    • Partitioning Scheme Used by the Installer
    • Synchronizing the Content of the ESP with proxmox-boot-tool
    • Determine which Bootloader is Used
    • Grub
    • Systemd-boot
    • Editing the Kernel Commandline
    • Override the Kernel-Version for next Boot
    • Secure Boot
  • Certificate Management
    • Certificates for the API and SMTP
    • Upload Custom Certificate
    • Trusted certificates via Let’s Encrypt (ACME)
    • ACME HTTP Challenge Plugin
    • ACME DNS API Challenge Plugin
    • Automatic renewal of ACME certificates
    • Manually Change Certificate over the Command Line
  • Service Daemons
    • proxmox-datacenter-api
    • proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api
  • Command-line Tools
    • proxmox-datacenter-manager-client
    • proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin
• FAQ
  • What distribution is Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) based on?
  • Will Proxmox Datacenter Manager run on a 32-bit processor?
  • How long will my Proxmox Datacenter Manager version be supported?
  • How can I upgrade Proxmox Datacenter Manager to the next point release?
  • Is there a dedicated subscription for the Proxmox Datacenter Manager?
  • How can I get Enterprise Support for the Proxmox Datacenter Manager?
  • How can I get access to the Proxmox Datacenter Manager Enterprise Repository?

Appendix

• Command Syntax
  • proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin
  • proxmox-datacenter-manager-client
• Configuration Files
  • remotes.cfg
  • views.cfg
• Roadmap
  • Release History
• Markdown Primer
  • Markdown Basics
• GNU Free Documentation License