====== Proxmox - Guests (VMs and Containers) - VM - Create a VM ======

===== Create a VM =====

  * Navigate to **pve** in the main Proxmox menu on the left.
  * In the top right corner of the screen, click on the blue **Create VM** button.
  * On **General** tab:
    * Name:  **Enter a name**.  
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **OS** tab:
    * Use CD/DVD disc image file (iso):  **Checked**.
    * Storage:  **ISO1**.  Select the ISO storage disk that was created earlier.  Alternatively, select **local**.
    * ISO image:  **Select your uploaded ISO image**.
    * Guest OS:  **Ensure these are correct**.
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **System** tab:
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **Hard Disk** tab:
    * Storage:  **VM1**.  Select the Storage Area created earlier which will hold the VMs.
    * Disk size (GiB):  **Assign an appropriate virtual disk size**.  This should not be larger than the size of the physical disk your VM is on.
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **CPU** tab:
    * Sockets:  **Enter the number of sockets required for the VM**.
    * Cores:  **Enter the number of cores required for the VM**.
    * Type:  **host**.  In most cases, **host** will result in the maximum performance. For more information about CPU types, see the Proxmox wiki.
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **Memory** tab:
    * Memory (MiB):  **Enter the amount of ram you want to assign to the VM**.
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **Network** tab:
    * Bridge:  **vmbr0**.
    * VLAN Tag:  **no VLAN**.
    * Firewall:  **Checked**.
    * Model:  **VirtIO (paravirtualized)**.
    * MAC address:  **auto**.
    * Click **Next**.
  * On the **Confirm** tab:
    * Check if everything is set up correctly.
    * Click **Finish**.

The VM will now be created:

  * The creation will be completed when the **VM ### - Create** task shows **Ok**.
  * The VM will appear on the main Proxmox menu on the left.

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**NOTE:**  To know more about a certain option, press the **help** button in Proxmox.
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===== Start the VM =====

  * Select the VM in the main Proxmox menu on the left.
  * Click **Start** in the top right.
  * Navigate to the **Console** section of the VM, which should show the VM screen.

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