====== Install Proxmox 8.2.4 Hypervisor ======
This will guide you through the installation of Proxmox as a Standalone Server.
===== Before we start =====
  * backup the data on the drive you are installing on.
  * for this install, the 2TB NVME was used for the base OS.
  * all the Unraid VMs that were on this drive were moved to the array for backup.
  * all other drives were left alone and passed through to various proxmox VMs.

===== Install Proxmox 8.2.4 from USB =====
  * Download the install image from proxmox downloads (ISO Installer)
  * Use Etcher to put ISO Installer on a USB
  * Tell bios to boot from USB
  * Install Proxmox VE (graphical)

===== Setup =====
  * Navigate in a web browser to theipyougaveit:8006
    * root
    * password

==== Update Packages ====
  * Go to your datacenter -> your node (pve)
  * click Repositories
  * deactive the enterprise ones
  * add the pve-no-subscription one
  * update packages from datacenter -> your node (pve) and click Updates

==== Create VM basics ====
  * Go to your datacenter -> your node (pve) -> local ("your node name")
  * Click ISO Images
  * Upload any install isos you need for your vms
  * See VM section for VM specifics

==== Add Network Share for file access ====
  * Go to your datacenter and click Storage
  * Click Add
    * Choose SMB/CIFS
    * ID: give it a name ("unraid")
    * Server: put the server address ("10.23.79.4")
    * Username: share username ("root")
    * Password: share password (password)
    * Share: select the base share folder ("backup")
    * Subdirectory: select the share subdirectory ("/vms/images")
    * In this example, the share backup/vms/images is now mounted to /mnt/pve/unraid