From 2e6a4a9d2896834420539fef1227a5d2e7686cbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Lauterer Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:12:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] installation: add section about unattended/automatic installation Mention and briefly explain it. The main part of the documentation will live in the Wiki for now as it applies to not just Proxmox Mail Gateway. Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer [ TL: adapt to changes made in the wiki article ] Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht --- docs/installation.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 55eddfb4..449bda8c 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ It includes the following: .. note:: During the installation process, the complete server is used by default and all existing data is removed. +Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server Unattended +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +It is possible to install {pve} automatically in an unattended manner. This +enables you to fully automate the setup process on bare-metal. Once the +installation is complete and the host has booted up, automation tools like +Ansible can be used to further configure the installation. + +The necessary options for the installer must be provided in an answer file. +This file allows the use of filter rules to determine which disks and network +cards should be used. + +To use the automated installation, it is first necessary to prepare an +installation ISO. For more details and information on the unattended +installation see `our wiki +`_. + Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server on Debian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~