[GH-ISSUE #1454] proxmox ve now supports an answerfile. #461

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opened 2026-02-27 14:51:52 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @ITJamie on GitHub (Apr 24, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1454

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
proxmox ve installer menu currently only supports manual installs

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proxmox ve installer now supports an answerfile. it would be great if the installer was extended to support it

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Automated_Installation#Network_Section

Originally created by @ITJamie on GitHub (Apr 24, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1454 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** proxmox ve installer menu currently only supports manual installs **Describe the solution you'd like** proxmox ve installer now supports an answerfile. it would be great if the installer was extended to support it https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Automated_Installation#Network_Section

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@kaysond commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024):

This isn't really practical with Proxmox's current implementation because you need to prepare a custom ISO that tells the installer where to find the answer file. It might be possible for the CI pipeline to be updated to make a generic one with a blind --fetch-from http. This would allow users to provide the URL via DNS or DHCP option 251, but there are complications with serving the ISO too. What Proxmox really needs is a kernel option like Debian.

You can set this all up yourself with the existing netboot, though. See https://n1.602176634e-19.pro/006-automated-proxmox-ve-installation-with-netboot.xyz/

@kaysond commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024): This isn't really practical with Proxmox's current implementation because you need to prepare a custom ISO that tells the installer where to find the answer file. It might be possible for the CI pipeline to be updated to make a generic one with a blind `--fetch-from http`. This would allow users to provide the URL via DNS or DHCP option 251, but there are complications with serving the ISO too. What Proxmox really needs is a kernel option like Debian. You can set this all up yourself with the existing netboot, though. See https://n1.602176634e-19.pro/006-automated-proxmox-ve-installation-with-netboot.xyz/

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2026-02-27 14:51:53 +03:00

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024):

Agreed, would be ideal to specify it like Debian but when I looked at this, they currently require it to be baked into the iso. Closing this out for now until there's a better method.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024): Agreed, would be ideal to specify it like Debian but when I looked at this, they currently require it to be baked into the iso. Closing this out for now until there's a better method.

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2026-02-27 14:53:37 +03:00

[PR #461] [MERGED] typo in deepin #890

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2026-02-27 14:53:38 +03:00

[PR #466] [MERGED] Release 2.0.2-RC #895

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2026-02-27 14:53:39 +03:00

[PR #467] [MERGED] Release 2.0.2 #898

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2026-03-01 18:40:02 +03:00

[PR #461] [MERGED] typo in deepin #2425