Accessing the Proxmox GUI
Proxmox GUI is a web-based management control panel, which can be accessed through any major web browser. In this recipe, we are going to see how to access both the desktop and mobile Proxmox GUI through a web browser.
Getting ready
This chapter assumes that you, the reader, have access to a Proxmox cluster to follow along. Refer to Chapter 1, Installing Proxmox, in this book to quickly set up a basic Proxmox node.
How to do it…
The Proxmox VE comes equipped with a web-based management system from where almost all aspects of a cluster or a single node can be controlled. The web GUI is accessible immediately after Proxmox is installed on a hardware platform. Use the following steps to access the Proxmox GUI:
- Type this URL into any browser to access the GUI with the format as:
https://<any_node_ip/hostname>:8006
.Note
As of Proxmox VE 3.3, a mobile interface for the GUI is also available. Most mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, will automatically...