I wish proxmox web GUI was more mobile friendly (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by vynlwombat@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm sitting here thinking about projects, wishing I could fire up a new VM and install Debian while I sit here on the couch. Then I would have a fresh VM ready to go after I recover from sitting on the couch.

Unfortunately the web GUI is not very mobile friendly. Or maybe it is and I just suck at it.

I realize I could have templates and stuff ready to go, but that would require foresight.

And I am just a guy sitting on a couch.

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[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

The Android app works fine IMO.

[-] doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 6 months ago

TIL that a proxmox app exists. Thanks!

[-] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

This is fantastic. Thanks.

[-] vynlwombat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is incredible. I had no idea. I can't figure out how to create new vms or lxcs though 😭

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I don't think you can via the mobile app. It's more for management of existing stuff. I think it would be really complicated to replicate the UI for machine creation.

[-] mikyopii@programming.dev 18 points 6 months ago

Setup a virtual desktop on your server and RDP into it to access the web interface. Here is me doing that using my cat as a stand lol.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

How the fuck did you do that?

[-] scarilog@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Step 1: get a cat

Step 2: ???

Profit!

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Step 0: pile of raw meat in backyard

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Kasmweb in a docker with a FF workspace is how I do it, but this one looks like a RDP session to a Windows box/VM.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

There are a few ways. What does your setup look like?

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

It's really simple. Hardly use it for any heavy lifting.

I use Proxmox to play with VMs and Open Media Vault on top to be my NAS.

I've done RDP, but figured that it could only be done on desktop.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

I would get a GPU for VFIO and then setup sunshine for streaming. Sunshine won't work well over really slow connections or connections with high latency but it will allow for a good gaming experience.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Should I get a GPU that supports vGPUs or you mean like a GPU passthrough to the VM?

Everything is wired in my house so thankfully it's pretty fast.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Unless you want multiple VMs to share a GPU passthough is fine.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

How can a consumer GPu be used across multiple VMs?

Sorry if it's a dumb question. I've never messed with GPUs. 90% of the things I do is headless and through CLI.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

I have no idea to be perfectly honest

[-] mikyopii@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Under hardware > display there is an option for VirtiO-GPU and VirGL-GPU. I'm not super knowledgeable but I think these options allows VMs to make system calls to the GPU. I put an ancient Quadro in my server and my RDP sessions were noticeably better.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is fantastic. Thank you. I'll probably get a low powered quadro then.

Or maybe is Radeon Pro better?

[-] mikyopii@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

My GPU is quite literally 15 or 16 years old (I pulled it out of an old server that was being trashed). If you aren't going to do heavy graphical work and just want to spruce up your desktop performance then really anything is probably fine.

I think both these options require downloading additional libraries on your Proxmox host to work.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

You can just use remote desktop into Windows. I used to have a headless PC setup with a GPU so that my wife could play Sims 4 over the network on her ancient laptop from the couch.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

It sounds like you are getting decent performance but if you aren't try sunshine

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Step 1: enable Remote Desktop in Windows

Step 2: download a Remote Desktop app from app store

Step 3: use the app to login to the Windows box

Step 4: profit

[-] Saff@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

There is an iOS app I discovered yesterday called ProxMate, and it seems pretty nice!

[-] ezekielmudd@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Most excellent! 🤩

Instant Lifetime Purchase! 👌🏻

Thank you!!!

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I'm here to collect your cat tax.

Also, for us non-Windows folks, just set up a VNC server and do the same thing.

[-] mikyopii@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

Cat tax paid.

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thank you, you may proceed!

[-] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Windows lol

[-] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Whoa

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Well, mobile sucks for most stuff, just because of size. I'd prefer to have simpler interface, with (as you mentioned), pre-defined routines/actions.

Or just use ssh, since command line is a lot easier on mobile for stuff like this.

I guess having more pages with fewer objects could make for a better mobile experience.

[-] ssdfsdf3488sd@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

In firefox on android i just flip the switch to request desktop site amd its mostly fine...

[-] Turbo@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Same.. a bit of screen scrolling to get what I need but did the trick in a pinch!

[-] minnix@lemux.minnix.dev 5 points 6 months ago

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.reimu.proxmon

[-] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Not available for current versions of Android. On v 14 and I can't install it.

[-] minnix@lemux.minnix.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I'm currently using it on v14, works fine.

[-] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

🤷‍♂️

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

At least with Openwrt it is functional

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