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pveam

Manage Proxmox LXC container templates

TLDR

Update container template database

$ pveam update
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List available templates
$ pveam available
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Download a template
$ pveam download local [template_name]
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List downloaded templates
$ pveam list local
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List templates in a specific section
$ pveam available --section [system|turnkeylinux|mail]
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Remove a template
$ pveam remove local:vztmpl/[template_name]
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SYNOPSIS

pveam command [options]

DESCRIPTION

pveam (Proxmox VE Appliance Manager) manages LXC container templates. It downloads and manages pre-built container images from Proxmox template repositories, including standard Linux distributions and TurnKey Linux appliances.
Templates are stored in configured storage locations and can be used to quickly deploy new containers with pct create.

PARAMETERS

update, u

Update the template database from Proxmox servers
available, a
List available templates for download
download, d storage template
Download template to specified storage
list, l storage
List templates in specified storage
remove, r volume
Remove a template
--section section
Filter available templates by section (system, turnkeylinux, mail)

CAVEATS

Requires internet connection to update database and download templates. Storage must be configured to allow vztmpl content type. Templates are downloaded from Proxmox infrastructure.

HISTORY

Part of Proxmox VE, providing convenient access to curated container templates. Integrates with TurnKey Linux for ready-to-use application containers.

SEE ALSO

pct(1), pvesm(1), pvesh(1)

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