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1.0 Initial Installation


*PAT= placeholder name

  1. Download Tailscale and make an account on user’s system
  2. Create new Ubuntu Server VM on the Proxmox server
    • Create a VM on the top right of the Proxmox GUI

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  • Configurations
    • General Settings (Check advanced)
      • Click Start at boot
      • Node: pve
      • Resource Pool: Personal
      • VM ID: # (any number unless following a certain convention)
      • Name: pat-ricochettailnet
      • 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