Set up Proxmox and Ubuntu 24.04 VM from scratch

This repository describes how to build a Proxmox server from scratch and create an Ubuntu VM with a virtual SCSI drive and a passed-through USB drive. This system is the basis for a docker host to run the udms, Ultimate Docker Media Server, as described by Anand on his https://www.smarthomebeginner.com website.

1 - Proxmox Setup

• Make a bootable USB with OS images and tools using Ventoy
• Proxmox post-install setup
• Set up the Proxmox terminal
• Configure Proxmox alerts
• Set up iGPU passthrough (within Proxmox node, not VMs)

2 - Ubuntu VM installation within Proxmox

• Run Tteck Ubuntu 24.04 script
• Setup Cloud-Init on Proxmox

3 - iGPU Hardware Passthrough Setup

• Within the Proxmox Host
• In Proxmox GUI, add GPU to VM PCI devices

4 - Create Proxmox Virtual Disk for Ubuntu VM

• Within the Proxmox GUI VM setup page
• Within the VM shell

5 - USB Drive Passthrough to Ubuntu VM in Proxmox

• Within Proxmox Node: Pass through from Proxmox node to VM
• Within Proxmox GUI VM setup page: Verify your drive is passed through and turn off backup
• Within the running Ubuntu VM: Mount the passed-through drive and add it to fstab

6 - Ubuntu OS setup

• Initial Setup
• Change SSH port to 2053
• Set up the Ubuntu terminal - OMB, aliases and iTerm2
• Make server tweaks
• Enable UFW firewall