How to Setup and Use Proxmox Backup Server

Looking for a reliable way to back up your Linux servers or virtual machines? In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to get started with Proxmox Backup Server—a powerful, open-source backup solution designed for both virtual and non-virtual workloads. Proxmox Backup Server is a purpose-built Linux distribution that integrates seamlessly with Proxmox Virtual Environment, but it also works great as a standalone backup server. Whether you’re protecting VMs, containers, or general data, this video covers everything you need to deploy and configure your Proxmox Backup setup from scratch.

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🕐 Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Section 1 - General information
03:07 - What do you need to get started?
05:24 - Section 2 - Installation Process
10:26 - Section 3 - User interface Overview
22:24 - Installing updates
28:14 - Section 4 - Proxmox VE VM and Container Backups
40:02 - Section 5 - Installing and using the backup client
45:27 - Using the client to send a backup to the server
48:58 - Creating an encrypted backup
51:07 - Setting up an environment variable to shorten backup commands
52:42 - Listing Proxmox backup groups
54:28 - Mounting a backup to the local filesystem

Video Specific Links
Download Proxmox Backup Server ➜ https://learnlinux.link/pbs-dl
Learn even more about PBS from the official docs ➜ https://learnlinux.link/pbs-docs

Check out my full tutorial series on Proxmox Virtual Environment:
Class 01 - Getting Started: https://linux.video/pve1
Class 02 - Installation Process: https://linux.video/pve2
Class 03 - Web Console Overview: https://linux.video/pve3
Class 04 - Containers vs Virtual Machines: https://linux.video/pve4
Class 05 - Launching a Virtual Machine: https://linux.video/pve5
Class 06 - Setting up Virtual Machine Templates: https://linux.video/pve6
Class 07 - Creating Containers: https://linux.video/pve7
Class 08 - Setting up Container Templates: https://linux.video/pve8
Class 09 - User Management: https://linux.video/pve9
Class 10 - Backups and Snapshots: https://linux.video/pve10
Class 11 - Integrated Firewall: This video
Class 12 - Command-line Interface: https://linux.video/pve12
Class 13 - Networking: https://linux.video/pve13
Class 14 - Shared storage: https://linux.video/pve14
Class 15 - Clustering: https://linux.video/pve15
Class 16 - High availability: https://linux.video/pve16
Bonus video 1 - Launching a Windows VM: https://linux.video/pve-win
Bonus video 2 - Getting started with Proxmox Backup Server: https://linux.video/pbs
Bonus video 3 - Proxmox VE - How to build an Ubuntu 22.04 Template (Updated Method): https://linux.video/pve-2204
Bonus video 4 - Build a Kubernetes Cluster on Proxmox: https://linux.video/proxmox-k8s

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