Rather than set up even more infrastructure, I run Proxmox Backup Server on the same machine that's running a Proxmox VE host.
Open a shell on your Proxmox VE host. We'll be installing PBS alongside Proxmox VE at the OS level. We will NOT run PBS inside a container.
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To proceed with this method, ensure that you have enabled two-factor authentication for your Google account. If you haven't done so already, you can follow the link to set it up → Enable 2FA in your Google account.
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| In the shortcuts below, "C" stands for CTRL and "A" stands for "ALT". This is a convention | |
| used in the Midnight Commander documentation and was kept here. | |
| You can also use "ESC" instead of "ALT", which is useful on Macbooks. | |
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