# Proxmox Backup Server Install Tutorial

DevFeed: [Proxmox Backup Server Install Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/proxmox-backup-server-install-tutorial-10638.md>)

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

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2020-07-25T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [Proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxmox.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [virtual machines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtual-machines.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxmox.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machines.md>)

## AI overview

This step-by-step tutorial explains how to install and configure Proxmox Backup Server, including a ZFS datastore, and use it to back up and restore virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts.

## Source excerpt

Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise-class client-server backup software that backs up virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts.In this step by step tutorial, we install and configure Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) and back up all of our virtual machines. We'll start with nothing and end up with a fully functional Proxmox Backup Server with a ZFS datastore you can use to back up and rest...