Network configuration

There is various versions of network configuration on this page:

• Default networking;networking (unsafe);
• TrueNAS-ready networking (during bootstrapping or disaster recovery);
  
• OptimalRouted networking.networking (safe).

Default networking

TrueNAS should not (and largely cannot) run in this configuration.

By default, Proxmox creates the vmbr0 bridge to connect Proxmox itself to the internet.

If the machine is physically the first device connected to the internet, you should move on to the more advanced networking steps as soon as possible.

In this scenario, the network setup is as follows:

• The bridge vmbr0 exists by default:
  • It's used to connect both Proxmox itself and all VMs to the internet.
    

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TrueNAS-ready networking

Routed networking