pve-tools

Scripts and tools for Proxmox

pre usage setup

Copy SSH keys to host

ssh-copy-id root@<hostname>

Connect to the proxmox host

ssh root@<hostname>

general usage instructions

Download and run script

# download script
wget https://github.com/KimmoHernborg/pve-tools/raw/main/<script-name>

# (inspect and verify) 
nano <script-name>

# set execute bit
chmod +x <script-name>

# run and remove the script if succesful
./<script-name> && rm <script-name>

use-dhcp (lazy) usage

Change network interface from static to dhcp

curl -L https://github.com/KimmoHernborg/pve-tools/raw/main/use-dhcp.sh | bash

No need to restart, since the script restarts the interface

post-install (lazy) usage

Disable Enterprise repo
Add No-subscription repo
Setup .bashrc
- enable ls color
- setup fancy color prompt (Ubuntu like)
Turn down swappiness

curl -L https://github.com/KimmoHernborg/pve-tools/raw/main/post-install.sh | bash

Disconnect and reconnect to the host to verify that the changes have been implemented

nvme-trim (lazy) usage

Setup a cron job to run fstrim to keep local m.2 ssd trimmed

curl -L https://github.com/KimmoHernborg/pve-tools/raw/main/nvme-trim.sh | bash

change-lvm-wmid usage

Change WM ID (only for LVM local storage)
Can be run interactivly (will prompt for old ID and new ID)
or by providing ID's to the script directly: ./change-lvm-wmid.sh <oldid> <newid>

wget https://github.com/KimmoHernborg/pve-tools/raw/main/change-lvm-wmid.sh && chmod +x change-lvm-wmid.sh

KimmoHernborg / pve-tools