This step-by-step guide will show how to install Proxmox and move your current Home Assistant instance in less than an hour and with less than five minutes of downtime for Home Assistant. And you might be surprised by how easy the process is and also to learn that you don't need expensive, high-end hardware to improve the performance and reliability of Home Assistant. There are many ways to do this, but the method I show is meant to be easy to follow and to minimize both risk and downtime. Note that this is not intended to be a full Proxmox tutorial, but will include what you need to know to create a VM and move Home Assistant, along with information on creating backups and snapshots of your new VM. A written version of this video can be found at: Chapter Links: ============= 00:00 Intro and background 01:28 Why run Home Assistant on Proxmox 02:38 Minimum and recommended hardware 06:40 Downloading Proxmox and preparing installation media 07:46 Checking system BIOS and Settings 08:35 Optionally setting fixed IP before installtion 09:17 Installing Proxmox on target machine 13:52 Accessing Proxmox and signing in for the first time 15:20 Updating Proxmox and changing repositories 18:50 IP address considerations and options 19:49 Installing Home Assistant in a new VM 23:09 Starting the VM and checking Home Assistant 24:02 Restoring Home Assistant from backups 25:42 Cutting over from old system to new Proxmox system 28:25 Reviewing new system 29:16 Mapping a NAS and creating VM backups 33:50 Creating and using snapshots 34:55 Repurposing the original version hardware 35:52 Summary and future plans =========== This is the mini-PC that I used in this video (but lower powered versions can also do the job): mini-PC: SSD Drive: (The above are Amazon affiliate links. While it will not impact your pricing, as an affiliate this channel may earn a small commision if you make a purchase.) Other Links mentioned: ===================== Written version of this project: Proxmox Download: balenaEtcher: tteckster Proxmox Helper Scripts: Community post on installation shown in video: If you'd like to support future content on this YouTube channel, or just say thanks for something that helped you out, you can buy me a one-off cup of coffee or two at: #homeassistant #proxmox #virtualmachine