Preparation

We will prepare a boot-able USB for installing Proxmox.

Download installer and tools

Proxmox

• Visit Proxmox’s download page.
• Click Proxmox Virtual Environment
• Click ISO Images
• Click Download under Proxmox VE 7.3 ISO Installer (Or whatever the latest is)

Rufus

Download rufus from their official site Select either the portable version or the installer, both will work.

Prepare the installation media (USB)

Destructive action

This process will DELETE any data in your USB stick.

• Run Rufus
• Select your USB Stick on the Device drop down list
• On Boot selection Click SELECT and select the Proxmox ISO we downloaded earlier
• Check again that you selected the correct Device on previous step
• Click START
• Accept the WARNING saying that will DESTROY your data on this device

Once the process is finished you are ready to install Proxmox to your machine.