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8 First Things to Do After Installing Proxmox VE (2026)

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First things to do after installing Proxmox VE — 8-step post-install checklist for homelab operators including no-subscription repo, email alerts, and firewall setup

8 min readPractical Proxmox post-install checklist for homelab operators: switch to no-subscription repo, suppress nag popup, run updates, verify time sync, configure email alerts, enable firewall safely, back up /etc/pve, and decide what to do about IPv6. Plus why snapshots are not backups, and why you shouldn’t expose port 8006 to the internet.