Proxmox VE 9: Setup and Management
Install and configure Proxmox VE 9, deploy virtual machines and containers, and manage storage and backup solutions through hands-on labs.
NDG Online · Proxmox VE labs and sandbox
Try, learn, teach, and migrate to Proxmox VE
Ready-to-use Proxmox VE labs in your browser. Try it in a sandbox, learn it lab by lab, teach it to a class, train your team, or rehearse your migration from VMware.
No hardware to rack. Nothing to install.
Proxmox VE, ready to use in your browser
Proxmox VE is an open-source virtualization platform that runs KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, with clustering, high availability, and its own backup server. NDG hosts fully configured Proxmox VE environments with hands-on labs, so you can deploy VMs, configure storage, and build clusters without setting up servers first.
What do you want to do with Proxmox?
Learn at your own pace
Setup and Management takes you from installation to clustering and high availability in 15 hours: 16 labs and 9 graded assessments.
Teach it in a class
Ready-made lab exercises, videos, and graded assessments. Each learner gets their own live Proxmox VE environment.
Train your team
Buy course access in bulk for your team, with purchase orders and price quotes for larger orders.
Rehearse a VMware migration
Import VMs from ESXi, Hyper-V, and VirtualBox in the advanced course, before you touch production.
Host labs at your institution
Run NETLAB+? Host the Proxmox lab content on your own installation for on-campus classes.
Proxmox courses on NDG Online
Proxmox VE 8: Setup and Management
Install and configure Proxmox VE, deploy virtual machines and containers, and manage storage and backup solutions through hands-on labs.
Proxmox VE 9: AAO
Advanced Proxmox VE 9 administration: VM import from other hypervisors, API automation, OCI containers, software-defined networking, and Ceph storage.
Proxmox VE 8: AAO
Advanced Proxmox VE administration: VM migration, API automation, advanced networking, Ceph distributed storage, and real-world challenge scenarios.
NDG Sandbox for Proxmox VE
A browser-based sandbox for Proxmox VE. Deploy VMs, configure storage, and work through the platform's virtualization features.
Moving off VMware? Rehearse it first.
Proxmox VE 9: Advanced Administration and Optimization opens with three import labs. You bring virtual machines into Proxmox VE from VMware ESXi (Lab 01A), Microsoft Hyper-V (Lab 01B), and Oracle VirtualBox (Lab 01C) on NDG's environment, not on your production systems.
The remaining 16 labs cover what a production move needs next: API automation, OCI containers, software-defined networking, Ceph distributed storage, monitoring and alerts, data encryption, and a challenge lab.
View the advanced courseMigration labs in the advanced course
- Lab 01A: Importing Virtual Machines From VMware ESXi
- Lab 01B: Importing Virtual Machines From Microsoft Hyper-V
- Lab 01C: Importing Virtual Machines From Oracle VirtualBox
- Lab 13: Ceph and Distributed Storage
- Lab 12: Advanced Networking
From first install to production cluster
Install and configure
Install Proxmox VE, manage subscriptions and repositories, and navigate the GUI.
VMs and containers
Deploy, modify, and clone KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, with templates and cloud-init.
Storage
Configure local and networked storage backends, up to Ceph distributed storage.
Backup
Implement backup and redundancy solutions, including Proxmox Backup Server.
Networks and clustering
Build virtual networks, then clusters with high availability and live migration.
CLI and API
Manage Proxmox VE from the command line and automate it through the API, hookscripts, and snippets.
Both Setup and Management courses and both advanced courses include a challenge lab that tests the skills without the step-by-step guide.
Common questions
Is Proxmox VE a good alternative to VMware vSphere?
Proxmox VE is an open-source virtualization platform that runs KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, with clustering, high availability, software-defined storage, and its own backup server. Many organizations evaluate it as a VMware replacement. NDG's sandbox and labs let you test it against your own requirements before you commit.
Can I practice importing VMs from VMware ESXi into Proxmox?
Yes. Proxmox VE 9: Advanced Administration and Optimization opens with three import labs covering VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Oracle VirtualBox, so you can rehearse a migration before touching production systems.
Can I teach Proxmox to a class or train a team?
Yes. Instructors can run the Setup and Management courses as a class through the NDG Online portal, with lab exercises, videos, and graded assessments. For teams, course access is available in bulk through purchase orders and price quotes. Organizations that run NETLAB+ can also host Proxmox lab content on their own installation.
Which Proxmox course should I start with?
Open NDG Sandbox for Proxmox VE to explore the platform, or take Proxmox VE 9: Setup and Management to learn it from installation onward (15 hours, 16 labs, 9 assessments). Proxmox VE 9: Advanced Administration and Optimization (19 hours) covers VM import, the API, OCI containers, and Ceph storage.
Delivered on NDG Online
NDG Online runs the lab environment right in your browser, with no installs and no hardware. Network Development Group has built lab-based training for educational institutions, government, and industry since 1999. The Proxmox courses use NDG's HTML5 content viewer, with labs and, in Setup and Management, graded assessments.
- Lab exercises with live environments
- Videos and integrated questions
- Graded assessments
- Challenge labs