Proxmox LXC

Downloading Templates

Option 1 – Web UI (Easiest)

1. Open Proxmox Web Interface → Storage (e.g., local, local-lvm).
2. Select CT Templates.
3. Click Templates (top-right).
4. Choose a template (Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, etc.) → Download.

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Option 2 – CLI (Good for scripting/remote)

1. SSH into your Proxmox host.
2. List available templates:

   pveam available

   Example output:

   system          alpine-3.19-default_20240101_amd64.tar.xz
   system          debian-12-standard_20240701_amd64.tar.zst
   

3. Download a template to local storage:

   pveam download local debian-12-standard_20240701_amd64.tar.zst

   • Replace local with your storage name.
   • Replace the filename with one from the list.

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Option 3 – From linuxcontainers.org (Upstream images)

1. Find an image
   Visit: https://images.linuxcontainers.org
   Example path:

   images/debian/bookworm/amd64/default/
   

   Files include:

   rootfs.tar.xz
   metadata.yaml
   

2. Download rootfs archive to Proxmox template storage:

   wget https://images.linuxcontainers.org/images/debian/bookworm/amd64/default/20240810_05:24/rootfs.tar.xz         -O /var/lib/vz/template/cache/debian-12-bookworm-lxc.tar.xz

   • /var/lib/vz/template/cache is the default local storage template folder.
   • Rename the file as needed.

3. Create the container
   In the Proxmox Web UI, the .tar.xz will appear in the Template dropdown when creating a new container.