Install Proxmox

Basic install = boot from flash drive (I used Ventoy with Proxmox_8-2-1 iso) and follow prompts

Basic Server Setup (x86/64)

1. Replace pve-enterprise repo with pve-no-subscription repo

nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.list

1.1. Duplicate the line that reads:

deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-enterprise

1.2. Comment out the upper line and edit the lower to read:

# deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-enterprise
deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-no-subscription

1.3. Save and exit.

2. Replace ceph enterprise repo with ceph no-subscription repo

nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ceph.list

2.1. Duplicate the line that reads:

deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/ceph-quincy bookworm enterprise

2.2. Comment out the upper line and edit the lower to read:

# deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/ceph-quincy bookworm enterprise
deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/ceph-quincy bookworm no-subscription

2.3. Save and exit.

3. Remove “No valid subscription” error

wget -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/don-ferris/bash-scripts/main/no-more-no-valid-subscription.sh && bash no-more-no-valid-subscription.sh

4. Setup dark mode

apt update && sudo apt install wget curl -y
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Weilbyte/PVEDiscordDark/master/PVEDiscordDark.sh
chmod +x PVEDiscordDark.sh && ./PVEDiscordDark.sh install
./PVEDiscordDark.sh update