# Proxmox

> A community guide for running evcc in a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox, either set up by hand from an Ubuntu template or via the community helper script.

> **Caution**
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> This is a community guide for advanced users.
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> We cannot provide support for Proxmox-specific questions and bug reports.

Proxmox is a virtualisation platform which enables very simple evcc hosting. If you plan to run evcc on a Linux Home server, Proxmox can be a flexible alternative, which makes it possible to install other systems in addition to evcc. An evcc installation on [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/) then behaves exactly the same way as an installation on a dedicated Linux server.

The following installation has been tested with Ubuntu 24.4.

## Manual Installation

1. If not already present on your system, load a current Ubuntu template onto your server.

2. Create a Debian based LX container that is configured with minimal resources. (8G of disk and 512MB of RAM are plenty of resources)

   See screenshot:

   ![Screenshot Resources](/_astro/proxmox_ct_ressource.D8h0O5sI.webp)

3. Install evcc as described in the instructions for Debian-based Linux systems [Debian, Ubuntu Installation](/en/installation/linux).

4. Update evcc via the Debian package management.

## Using Helper Script

If you prefer to use a script for the installation, copy the bash script under the following link [Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts](https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=evcc) into the Proxmox console.

This way creates a container with 1 GB RAM and since evcc is already installed, you can start directly with the configuration wizard. There are also other useful scripts on this page, e.g. for backups to external systems.