3.0 Create a VM

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1. Create new Ubuntu Server VM on the Proxmox server

   • Create a VM on the top right of the Proxmox GUI

• General Settings (Check advanced)
• • Click Start at boot
  • Node: pve
  • Resource Pool: Personal
  • VM ID: # (leave default)
  • Name: pat-ricochet
  • Tags: tailnet, pat

• OS Settings

  • ISO Image: ubuntu-24.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso

• System Settings

  • Check off qemu-guest-agent

• Disks Settings

• Disk Size (GiB): 16

• CPU Settings

  • Sockets: 1

  • Cores: 1

• Memory Settings

  • Memory (MiB): 1024-2048

• Network Settings

  • Bridge: vmbr0

• Confirm

  • Start after created

  • Finish

• During the OS install:
  • Use DHCP
  • Install OpenSSH server and add user’s Github SSH key