qm

List all VMs

$ qm list

$ qm create 100 --scsi0 local-lvm:4 --net0 e1000 --cdrom local:iso/image.iso

$ qm config 100

$ qm start 100

$ qm shutdown 100 && qm wait 100

$ qm destroy 100 --purge

qm command [OPTIONS] [vmid]

qm is the QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager for Proxmox VE. It provides a comprehensive command-line interface for creating, configuring, starting, stopping, and managing virtual machines.

list

List all virtual machines

Create a new virtual machine

Display VM configuration

Modify VM configuration

Start a virtual machine

Stop a virtual machine (hard shutdown)

Gracefully shutdown via ACPI

Remove a virtual machine

Create a snapshot

Rollback to a snapshot

Clone a virtual machine

Migrate VM to another node

Remove all related resources when destroying

/etc/pve/qemu-server/<vmid>.conf

Per-VM configuration file containing hardware settings, disk definitions, network interfaces, and boot options.

Cluster-wide datacenter configuration affecting default VM settings and migration behavior.

VM IDs must be unique across the Proxmox cluster. Operations may require root privileges. Some commands require the VM to be in a specific state (running or stopped).

qm is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform, which combines KVM hypervisor and LXC containers with a web-based management interface.

qm-start(1), qm-stop(1), qm-config(1), pct(1)