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Installation
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============
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`Proxmox Backup`_ is split into a server part and a client part. The
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server part comes with it's own graphical installer, but we also
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ship Debian_ package repositories, so you can easily install those
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packages on any Debian_ based system.
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.. include:: package-repositories.rst
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Server installation
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-------------------
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The backup server stores the actual backup data, but also provides a
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web based GUI for various management tasks, for example disk
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management.
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.. note:: You always need a backup server. It is not possible to use
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   `Proxmox Backup`_ without the server part.
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The server is based on Debian, therefore the disk image (ISO file) provided
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by us includes a complete Debian system ("buster" for version 1.x) as
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well as all necessary backup packages.
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Using the installer will guide you through the setup, allowing
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you to partition the local disk(s), apply basic system configurations
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(e.g. timezone, language, network) and install all required packages.
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Using the provided ISO will get you started in just a few minutes,
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that's why we recommend this method for new and existing users.
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Alternatively, `Proxmox Backup`_ server can be installed on top of an
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existing Debian system.
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Using the `Proxmox Backup`_ Installer
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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You can download the ISO from |DOWNLOADS|.
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It includes the following:
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* Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
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* The `Proxmox Backup`_ server installer, which partitions the local
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  disk(s) with ext4, ext3, xfs or ZFS and installs the operating
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  system.
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* Our Linux kernel with ZFS support.
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* Complete toolset for administering backups and all necessary
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  resources
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* Web based management interface for using the toolset
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.. note:: During the installation process, the complete server
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   is used by default and all existing data is removed.
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Install `Proxmox Backup`_ server on Debian
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can install it on
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top of a standard Debian installation.  After configuring the
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:ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
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.. code-block:: console
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  # apt-get update
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  # apt-get install proxmox-backup-server
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Above code keeps the current (Debian) kernel and installs a minimal
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set of required packages.
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If you want to install the same set of packages as the installer
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does, please use the following:
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.. code-block:: console
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  # apt-get update
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  # apt-get install proxmox-backup
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This installs all required packages, the Proxmox kernel with ZFS_
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support, and a set of commonly useful packages.
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Installing on top of an existing Debian_ installation looks easy, but
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it presumes that you have correctly installed the base system, and you
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know how you want to configure and use the local storage. Network
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configuration is also completely up to you.
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In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM_ or
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ZFS_.
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Install Proxmox Backup server on `Proxmox VE`_
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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After configuring the
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:ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
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.. code-block:: console
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  # apt-get update
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  # apt-get install proxmox-backup-server
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.. caution:: Installing the backup server directly on the hypervisor
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   is not recommended. It is more secure to use a separate physical
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   server to store backups. If the hypervisor server fails, you can
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   still access your backups.
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Client installation
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-------------------
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Install `Proxmox Backup`_ client on Debian
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can install it on
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top of a standard Debian installation.  After configuring the
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:ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
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.. code-block:: console
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  # apt-get update
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  # apt-get install proxmox-backup-client
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Installing from source
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.. todo:: Add section "Installing from source"
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Installing statically linked binary
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.. todo:: Add section "Installing statically linked binary"
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