Installation ============ `Proxmox Backup`_ is split into a server and client part. The server part can either be installed with a graphical installer or on top of Debian_ from the provided package repository. .. include:: system-requirements.rst .. include:: package-repositories.rst Server Installation ------------------- The backup server stores the actual backed up data and provides a web based GUI for various management tasks such as disk management. .. note:: You always need a backup server. It is not possible to use Proxmox Backup without the server part. The disk image (ISO file) provided by Proxmox includes a complete Debian system as well as all necessary packages for the Proxmox Backup Server. The installer will guide you through the setup process and allow you to partition the local disk(s), apply basic system configuration (for example timezone, language, network), and install all required packages. The provided ISO will get you started in just a few minutes, and is the recommended method for new and existing users. Alternatively, Proxmox Backup Server can be installed on top of an existing Debian system. Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server using the Installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the ISO from |DOWNLOADS|. It includes the following: * The Proxmox Backup Server installer, which partitions the local disk(s) with ext4, xfs or ZFS, and installs the operating system * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit) * Proxmox Linux kernel with ZFS support * Complete tool-set to administer backups and all necessary resources * Web based management interface .. note:: During the installation process, the complete server is used by default and all existing data is removed. Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server on Debian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages which can be installed on top of a standard Debian installation. After configuring the :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run: .. code-block:: console # apt update # apt install proxmox-backup-server The above commands keep the current (Debian) kernel and install a minimal set of required packages. If you want to install the same set of packages as the installer does, please use the following: .. code-block:: console # apt update # apt install proxmox-backup This will install all required packages, the Proxmox kernel with ZFS_ support, and a set of common and useful packages. .. caution:: Installing Proxmox Backup on top of an existing Debian_ installation looks easy, but it assumes that the base system and local storage have been set up correctly. In general this is not trivial, especially when LVM_ or ZFS_ is used. The network configuration is completely up to you as well. .. Note:: You can access the web interface of the Proxmox Backup Server with your web browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at ``https://:8007`` Install Proxmox Backup Server on `Proxmox VE`_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After configuring the :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run: .. code-block:: console # apt update # apt install proxmox-backup-server .. caution:: Installing the backup server directly on the hypervisor is not recommended. It is safer to use a separate physical server to store backups. Should the hypervisor server fail, you can still access the backups. .. Note:: You can access the web interface of the Proxmox Backup Server with your web browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at ``https://:8007`` Client Installation ------------------- Install Proxmox Backup Client on Debian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages to be installed on top of a standard Debian installation. After configuring the :ref:`package_repositories_client_only_apt`, you need to run: .. code-block:: console # apt update # apt install proxmox-backup-client .. note:: The client-only repository should be usable by most recent Debian and Ubuntu derivatives.