# How to Upgrade Proxmox 7 to 8

DevFeed: [How to Upgrade Proxmox 7 to 8](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-upgrade-proxmox-7-to-8-10696.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/upgrade-proxmox-to-8/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2023-06-24T15:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [Proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxmox.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apt.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qemu.md>), [ceph](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ceph.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/x86.md>), [Text-based user interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tui.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [new-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-features.md>), [proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxmox.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qemu.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>), [virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machines.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to upgrading a Proxmox server from version 7 to version 8. It covers backups, checking the installed version, running upgrade checks, applying current updates, and updating Debian and Proxmox apt repositories to Bookworm.

## Source excerpt

Proxmox 8.0 has been released (June, 22, 2023) and includes several new features and a Debian version upgrade. Among the changes are: Debian 12 "Bookworm", but using a newer Linux kernel 6.2 QEMU 8.0.2, LXC 5.0.2, ZFS 2.1.12 Optional Text mode installer (TUI) New default CPU type x86-64-v2-AES for VMs Ceph Quincy 17.2.6 and a new, stable Ceph Enterprise repository Authentication r...