Homelab

In this post I’ll walk through how I fully automated the provisioning of an IBM MQ server on my Proxmox homelab using Terraform and Ansible. With a single terraform apply, the entire stack builds itself — VM creation, OS configuration, IBM MQ installation, queue manager setup, and systemd service registration. Architecture Overview homelab02 (Terraform + Ansible host) │ │ terraform apply ▼ Proxmox API (192.168.1.14:8006) │ ├── ① Clone Ubuntu 24.04 template ├── ② Apply cloud-init (kernel params, qemu-agent) ├── ③ Wait for VM ready └── ④ Run Ansible → IBM MQ install + QM1 config Tools used: ...

This guide documents the process of upgrading a standalone Proxmox VE 8 node to Proxmox VE 9, including every issue encountered along the way and how to resolve them. If you’re running a homelab setup on a no-subscription licence, this should map closely to your experience. Step 1: Run the Pre-Upgrade Checker Proxmox ships a built-in checker that validates your system before the upgrade. Always start here: pve8to9 Work through any FAIL or WARN items one at a time, re-running the checker after each fix until you get a clean result. ...