#ProxMox #Hypervisor #ThinClient #SPICE

Full steps can be found at [ Ссылка ]

Background
I was looking for a simple and effective way to utilize cheap thin client hardware to connect to Proxmox VMs. After looking at several distros and solutions that don't support the SPICE protocol, I came across this method using a Raspberry Pi or really any hardware than can run Linux. The original idea and steps for this process, as well as the author of the script used is apalrd. Check out his blogpost ([ Ссылка ]) and video ([ Ссылка ]) outlining how he approached the problem and how this setup came to exist.
 
The Hardware
The device I used in this video is a HP t520 thin client I picked up used for about $27. It sports a 2 core/2 thread AMD GX-212JC @ 1.20 GHz, 4GB DDR3L RAM and a 16GB M.2 SSD.
 
Things You Will Need
   - A USB flash drive, at least 8 GB  [ Ссылка ] |  [ Ссылка ] |  [ Ссылка ]
 
Preparing the Installation Media
   01. Download the Debian .iso file  [ Ссылка ]
   02. Download the Ventoy installer  [ Ссылка ]
   03. Extract the downloaded .zip file
   04. Run Ventoy2Disk.exe
   05. Plug in a USB flash drive at least 4 GB in size
   06. Click the refresh icon
   07. Select the flash drive from the device dropdown
   08. Click the Install button
   09. After the installation completes, copy the downloaded Debian .iso to the Ventoy partition
   10. Safely remove the USB flash drive
   11. Plug the flash drive into the target thin client device
 
Debian Installation and Setup
   01. Power on the thin client device and start pressing Delete
   02. When the install dialog displays, arrow down to Install ≫ Press Enter
   03. Select a language ≫ Click Continue
   04. Select a Location ≫ Click Continue
   05. Select a keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
   06. Enter a hostname for the VM ≫ Click Continue
   07. Enter a Domain name or leave it empty ≫ Click Continue
   08. Leave the root password blank ≫ Click Continue
   09. Enter the full name for the new user ≫ Click Continue
   10. Enter the username for the new user ≫ Click Continue
   11. Enter and confirm a password for the new user ≫ Click Continue
   12. Select a timezone ≫ Click Continue
   13. Select Guided - user entire disk ≫ Click Continue
   14. Select the target disk ≫ Click Continue
   15. Select All files in one partition ≫ Click Continue
   16. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk ≫ Click Continue
   17. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes ≫ Click Continue
   18. Wait for Debian to copy and install files
   19. When prompted, select Yes to enable a network apt mirror ≫ Click Continue
   20. Select a country to use for the apt mirror ≫ Click Continue
   21. Select a mirror from the list ≫ Click Continue
   22. Setup a HTTP proxy if necessary ≫ Click Continue
   23. Select No to participating in package survey ≫ Click Continue
   24. On the Software selection menu, deselect GNOME and select LXDE and SSH Server ≫ Press Enter to Continue
   25. Select Yes to install GRUB ≫ Click Continue
   26. Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location ≫ Click Continue
   27. After the bootloader is installed select reboot to finish the installation
   28. Welcome to Debian 11
 
Proxmox Configuration
   01. Open a web browser and navigate to the Proxmox Web UI and log in
   02. Select Datacenter from the left navigation menu
   03. Expand Permissions in the left sub-navigation menu ≫ Users
   04. Click the Add button
   05. Complete the Add User form as follows:
         User name: virt-viewer
         Realm: Proxmox VE authentication server
         Password: ≪%password%≫
         Confirm password: ≪%password%≫
   06. Click Add to complete adding the user
   07. Click Permissions in the left sub-navigation menu
   08. Click Add ≫ User permission
   09. Select /vms/≪%vm id%≫ from the Path dropdown
   10. Select the virt-viewer user from the User dropdown
   11. Select the PVEVMUser role from the Role dropdown
   12. Click Add to complete the permissions setup
   13. Expand the node ≫ Select the target VM from the left navigation panel
   14. Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu
   15. Double-click Display ≫ Set the value to SPICE
    NOTE: If the VM guest is Windows based, it is required to install the virtio drivers  [ Ссылка ]
 
Configuring the Thin Client Script
   01. Log into Debian thin client device using the username and password created during the install


....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]


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