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Talos VM on Proxmox

Below are the instructions for creating a Talos VM atop a Proxmox host for use with TrueCharts.

Downloading Talos

Login to Proxmox, select a node, then select a storage repository (e.g. local)
Select ISO Images and then select Download from URL
Paste the Talos Linux Image link here into the URL field
Select Query URL then name the file taloslinux.iso

download iso

Creating the VM

Select the blue button Create VM
Enter a VM ID (e.g. 401) and name of talos

general

Select Next to configure the OS
Select taloslinux.iso for ISO image

Select Next to configure the system
Check the box for Qemu Agent
Select SCSI Controller by choosing VirtIO SCSI single
If you have a dedicated graphics card select it from the list in Graphic card

system

Select Next to configure disks
Select a storage repository (e.g. local-zfs)
Set the disk size to 500 or 1000
If using an SSD, then for the cache select Write back and check the box for Discard

disks

Select Next to configure CPUs
Select the sockets (e.g. 1) and amount of cores to be one less than the total available processor threads (e.g. if you have a 6 core processor with HyperThreading then there are 12 available threads and the value should be 11.)

cpu

Select Next to configure memory
The minimum memory value should be 8192 and the recommended value is 16384 or more Megabytes

memory

Select Next to configure network
Select a bridge such as the default vmbr0. Optionally add a VLAN tag

network

Select Next to confirm
Review settings and optionally select the box for Start after created then select Finish.

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