# Installing Proxmox

This page walks through setting up Proxmox, preparing it for TrueNAS and recovering all VMs.

### Install Proxmox

#### Prepare the installation media

1. Install Rufus: [https://rufus.ie/en/](https://rufus.ie/en/)
2. Download the latest version of Proxmox (google "proxmox iso")
3. Grab a USB drive of about 32GB or larger.
4. Use Rufus to flash the Proxmox ISO to the USB drive.

#### Install Proxmox

Generally, just follow the questions on screen. **When asked what drive to install to, select the smallest one.** The system usually has multiple harddrives and multiple SSDs, but the boot SSD should be the odd one out.

### Configuring Proxmox

#### Networking

What we will be setting up is **two** bridge networks. One is `vmbr0`,