# Preparing a Proxmox Server for Production Use

DevFeed: [Preparing a Proxmox Server for Production Use](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/before-i-do-anything-on-proxmox-i-do-this-first-10534.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/first-11-things-proxmox/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2020-11-28T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [Proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxmox.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [ceph](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ceph.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [ceph](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ceph.md>), [clustering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clustering.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [iommu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iommu.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxmox.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial covering the author's preparation steps for newly installed Proxmox servers, including updates, storage, networking and VLANs, ISO uploads, clustering, PCI passthrough, cloned Linux machine cleanup, and alerts.

## Source excerpt

After setting up my Proxmox servers, there are a few things I do before I use them for their intended purpose.This ranges from updates, to storage, to networking and VLANS, to uploading ISOs, to clustering, and more.Join me as we pick up where the rest of the proxmox tutorials stop, and that's everything you need to do to make these production ready (and maybe a bonus item too). 📺 Watch Vide...