---
category:
  - "[[Note]]"
type:
  - "[[Log]]"
title: setting up gpu with proxmox lxc
created: 2026-04-27T22:33:37
date: 2026-04-27
tags:
---
passing thought gpu to [[Proxmox]] lxc container

- install nvidia drivers on the host
- install partial drivers in the lxc
- blacklist novel (something like that) drvier
	- black list files are in ``
	- edit `/etc/modprobe.d/pve-blacklist.conf` or create own .conf if it doesn't exist
	- add following lines
		- `blacklist nouveau`
		- `options nouveau modeset=0`
	- exec `update-grub`
	- exec `update-initramfs -u`
	- reboot
- enable power management on the host
	- exec `nvidia-smi -pm 1`
	- you will need to create a system service that starts this a boot
		- `nano /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-monitor.service`
```
[Unit]
Description=Enable NVIDIA Persistence Mode
After=nvidia-kernel-common.service
Wants=nvidia-kernel-common.service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/usr/bin/nvidia-smi -pm 1

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

		- systemctl daemon-reload
		- systemctl enable --now nvidia-monitor.service
- to pass the gpu to the container
	- exec `ls -l /dev/nvidia*`
	- edit `/etc/pve/lxc/ID.conf`
	- add following line, adjust using values from above
```
# Allow the container to access the GPU devices
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 195:* rwm
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 511:* rwm

# Pass through the device files
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/nvidia0 dev/nvidia0 none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/nvidia1 dev/nvidia1 none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/nvidiactl dev/nvidiactl none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/nvidia-uvm dev/nvidia-uvm none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/nvidia-uvm-tools dev/nvidia-uvm-tools none bind,optional,create=file
```