# Running an elementaryOS VM in Proxmox VE

1. Log into the Proxmox web UI
2. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
3. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
4. Download the elementary OS iso Download and upload it to the Proxmox ISO image library
5. Right click the Proxmox node name > Create VM
6. Give the VM a unique ID and Name > Next
7. On the OS tab, Select the elementary OS installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel > Next
8. Leave the defaults on the System tab > Next
9. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 30 GiB or more > Next
10. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host > Next
11. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 > Next
12. Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next
13. Verify the summary and click Finish
14. Right click the elementary OS VM in the left navigation pane > Start
15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
16. The Install dialog should load automatically
17. Select a language on the left, then click the Install elementary button
18. Select a keyboard layout > Click Continue
19. Choose whether to install updates during the installation > Click Continue
20. Click Install Now then Continue to confirm the partitions
21. Select a Region > Click continue
22. Enter a name, computer name, username and password > Click Continue
23. Wait while elementary OS copies files and installs
24. Click Restart Now to complete the installation, the VM will reboot
25. Press Enter at the remove installation medium prompt
26. Login with the username and password created earlier in the process
27. Click Skip All on the Welcome to elementary OS! dialog
28. Welcome to elementary OS

## Optional Steps

1. Launch a terminal window
2. Run the following commands
   # update software repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install qemu guest agent
   sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent -y
   # enable and start the qemu-guest-agent service
   sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent --now