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category:
  - "[[Journal]]"
  - "[[Note]]"
type:
  - "[[Log]]"
title: intial setup of a proxmox host
created: 2026-04-23T15:44:49
date: 2026-04-23
tags:
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[[Proxmox|Proxmox]] inital generic setup

**Powersaving**
- `apt install --no-install-recommends powertop`
- `crontab -e` and add the following lines:
```
# PROXMOX POWER SAVING TWEAKS
# Sets CPU to powersave
@reboot echo "powersave" | tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor >/dev/null 2>&1
# Runs powertop auto-tune on boot
@reboot /usr/sbin/powertop --auto-tune >/dev/null 2>&1
```