Setup notes for hyper-converged Proxmox

Here is why I use a hyper-converged node in my homelab. In this post, I document the setup steps.

• Install Proxmox VE 8.2.
  • Run Proxmox VE Post Install script.
  • Run Proxmox VE Processor Microcode script.
  • Setup up email notification ¹.
  • Linux hardening.
    • Setup SSH keys instead of passwords.
• Connect an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
  • Setup Network UPS Tools ^{2 3} for the UPS.
• Setup a ZFS pool.
  • Setup email notification.
• Setup a pfSense VM.
  • PCI Passthrough a discrete Ethernet network card to pfSense VM.
  • Setup email/slack/telegram notifications.
  • Setup IPSec VPN.
  • Setup WireGuard.
• Setup a Ubuntu LTS server in a VM on ZFS.
  • Add Ubuntu Pro.
  • Install Docker.
  • Install Portainer.
• Setup NFS.
• Setup Samba.
  • Setup Time Machine on Samba.
• Setup backup systems.
  • Proxmox Backup Server.
  • Sanoid Syncoid.
• Setup monitoring systems.
  • CheckMK.
  • Uptime Kuma.
• Run a security audit.