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Stop Clicking Through VMs: A Hands-On Guide to Connecting Proxmox VE to an AI Agent Safely

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0800

Connecting an AI agent to Proxmox VE sounds like giving a robot administrator the keys to your datacenter. That is exactly what you should not do. The safe starting point is a dedicated, revocable, read-only API token, a locally running MCP server, and a clear approval boundary for every write operation. This guide explains the architecture, shows manual and agent-assisted setup, and provides one-click installers for Windows 11, Ubuntu 26.04, and macOS 26.

Proxmox VE 9.2 Is Out: Not Just a New Kernel, but a Cluster That Can Start Balancing Itself

Sat, 23 May 2026 12:46:00 +0800

Short version

Proxmox VE 9.2 was officially released on May 21, 2026. On the surface it is a platform refresh: Debian 13.5 Trixie, Linux kernel 7.0, QEMU 11.0, LXC 7.0, ZFS 2.4, and updated Ceph options. The more interesting story is operational: dynamic load balancing through CRS, safer HA maintenance with arm/disarm, a much stronger SDN fabric story, web-based custom CPU model management, and many smaller fixes around guests, storage, security, and automation.

If you run a single-node homelab, Proxmox VE 9.2 may not feel dramatic on day one. If you operate a multi-node cluster with HA resources, Ceph, software-defined networking, custom CPU compatibility requirements, Windows secure boot, external automation, or strict maintenance windows, this release deserves a careful read.

This article summarizes the official Proxmox VE 9.2 release and adds an operator’s view: what changed, what problem each change addresses, what to test before upgrading, and when it is reasonable to wait. All hostnames, addresses, cluster names, accounts, and command outputs are placeholders. No private environment details are included.

[Transfer] Installing and Configuring an ImmortalWrt Bypass Router

Mon, 11 May 2026 21:10:55 +0800

This article is a full English translation of Egg Targaryen’s “ImmortalWrt旁路由安装与配置”. The original article is published under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. The operation order and screenshots are preserved, with minor formatting adjustments for this site.

The Best Home for OpenClaw / HermesAgent: Proxmox VE

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0800

The Best Home for OpenClaw / HermesAgent: Proxmox VE

If you treat OpenClaw or HermesAgent as just another chatbot, the installation target looks unimportant. It can run on a physical machine, a VPS, a Docker host, or even a daily laptop.

That changes the moment the agent starts receiving messages, running shell commands, reading and writing files, launching browser automation, storing long-term memory, and executing scheduled tasks. At that point, the question is no longer “where can it run?” The real question is: what boundary should contain it?

My conclusion is simple: for long-running personal agents such as OpenClaw and HermesAgent, the most reliable home is not the physical host itself, but a dedicated virtual machine on Proxmox VE.

This is not because Proxmox VE is fashionable. It is because it solves the three problems that matter most for agent infrastructure: data isolation, compute isolation, and backup/restore.

Proxmox VE VM Creation and Ubuntu 26.04 Unattended Installation: A Practical Guide

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0800

Proxmox VE VM Creation and Ubuntu 26.04 Unattended Installation: A Practical Guide

Creating virtual machines and installing operating systems are among the most fundamental and frequent tasks in server operations and maintenance. While traditional interactive installation via VNC or IPMI is intuitive, it is inefficient—especially when deploying multiple servers in batches. This article provides a detailed walkthrough of how to leverage Proxmox VE (PVE) combined with Cloud-init technology to achieve fully automated unattended installation of Ubuntu 26.04 Server.