Proxmox Infrastructure

Proxmox Infrastructure

Single-node Proxmox VE management with LVM-thin storage, NFS backup, and cloud-init automation.

Trigger Phrases

• "Clone the Ubuntu template to create a new VM"
• "Check storage health on the Proxmox node"
• "Create a cloud-init template from a cloud image"
• "What's the status of the Proxmox node?"
• "Deploy VMs using OpenTofu/Terraform and the Proxmox provider"
• "Troubleshoot VM deployment or networking issues"
• "Use Ansible community.general.proxmox modules"
• "Validate template configuration via the Proxmox API"
• "Manage LXC containers"

Available Tools

Python helpers (PEP 723, run with uv):

• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/validate_template.py — validate template health via Proxmox API
• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/cluster_status.py — node health metrics and resource status
• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/check_cluster_health.py — node diagnostics (SSH-based)
• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/check_ceph_health.py — Ceph diagnostics

All scripts support --help. Invoke as:

uv run "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/cluster_status.py"

Core Capabilities

Template Management

• Ubuntu/Debian cloud-init templates with virtio-scsi
• Serial console configuration for cloud images
• Proper boot order and cloud-init CD-ROM (ide2)

Network Infrastructure

• Linux bridges, bridge-port mapping, optional VLAN tagging

Storage

• Directory, LVM-thin, and NFS pools for VM disks, backups, and ISOs

API Automation

• Python via proxmoxer
• Ansible via community.general.proxmox_*
• Terraform/OpenTofu via the Telmate/proxmox provider

Quick Examples

Clone template to VM (replace IDs/IPs to match your cluster):

qm clone 9000 108 --name web-01
qm set 108 --ipconfig0 ip=192.168.2.100/24,gw=192.168.2.1
qm set 108 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0
qm start 108

Check node health:

uv run "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/tools/cluster_status.py"

For Details

• reference/inventory.md — current node, VMs, LXC, storage, networking snapshot
• reference/api-reference.md — Proxmox API authentication and endpoints
• reference/cloud-init-patterns.md — cloud-init template recipes
• reference/networking.md — bridge and VLAN patterns
• reference/storage-management.md — pool layout and lifecycle
• reference/qemu-guest-agent.md — guest agent setup
• examples/ — Terraform/OpenTofu modules, Ansible playbooks
• workflows/ — multi-step procedures (cluster formation, Ceph deployment)
• anti-patterns/ — common mistakes from real deployments