# Homey Self-Hosted Server on Proxmox | Megathread **URL:** \ **Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\ **Created:** [December 5, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439 "2025-12-05T14:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Stelten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/john_stelten/32/18095_2.png) [@John\_Stelten](https://community.homey.app/u/John_Stelten)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/24 "2025-12-19T14:56:35Z")
Works on PVE version 9.1.2 ![CleanShot 2025-12-19 at 15.55.58](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/8/8813c9f810f10762c285b85a4ead41b695269f4b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Klaus\_Olsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/klaus_olsen/32/122399_2.png) [@Klaus\_Olsen](https://community.homey.app/u/Klaus_Olsen)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/25 "2025-12-20T10:23:42Z")
```auto HI I got this when I tried to install it. Can anyone help? My Proxmox is 8.4.14 0K ........ ........ ........ ........ 25% 49.1M 2s 32768K ........ ........ ........ ........ 51% 52.3M 1s 65536K ........ ........ ........ ........ 77% 54.0M 1s 98304K ........ ........ ........ ... 100% 54.7M=2.4s 2025-12-20 10:49:11 (52.4 MB/s) - '/var/lib/vz/template/cache/debian-13-standard_13.1-2_amd64.tar.zst.tmp_dwnl.1390654' saved [129710398/129710398] calculating checksum...OK, checksum verified download of 'http://download.proxmox.com/images/system/debian-13-standard_13.1-2_amd64.tar.zst' to '/var/lib/vz/template/cache/debian-13-standard_13.1-2_amd64.tar.zst' finished [OK] Template downloaded [INFO] Creating LXC 102 (Homey Self-Hosted Server) storage 'local-lvm' does not exist ``` ---
**Author:** ![oklie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oklie/32/11344_2.png) [@oklie](https://community.homey.app/u/oklie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/26 "2025-12-20T11:34:20Z")
**Known Limitations** - Can only install on storage local-vm. change parameter ROOTFS\_STORAGE to the right storage, e.g. -ceph-pool - Can not install on bridge that is vlan aware. Change the pct create command in the script to “name=eth0,bridge=${BRIDGE},ip=dhcp,tag=20,type=veth”. So add the vlan tag ---
**Author:** ![Bjorn\_Notten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bjorn_notten/32/32371_2.png) [@Bjorn\_Notten](https://community.homey.app/u/Bjorn_Notten)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/27 "2025-12-20T11:58:39Z")
You have no lvm storage pool configured. Change local-lvm storage location to ‘local’ in bash script. download the script and create a .sh script in the pve shell. Nano that file and paste the script in that file, change local-lvm to local and save. Run that script and it should install. ---
**Author:** ![YvesG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yvesg/32/142730_2.png) [@YvesG](https://community.homey.app/u/YvesG)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/28 "2025-12-20T23:28:42Z")
For those still on 8.2.x ```bash pveam download local debian-12-standard_12.12-1_amd64.tar.zst pct create 120 local:vztmpl/debian-12-standard_12.12-1_amd64.tar.zst \ --hostname homey-shs \ --cores 2 --memory 2048 --swap 512 \ --rootfs local-lvm:8 \ --net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp \ --unprivileged 1 \ --features nesting=1,keyctl=1 pct start 120 pct enter 120 apt update apt install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list apt update apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin mkdir -p /opt/homey-shs cd /opt/homey-shs cat > compose.yml <<'EOF' services: homey-shs: image: ghcr.io/athombv/homey-shs:latest container_name: homey-shs restart: unless-stopped network_mode: host privileged: true volumes: - /opt/homey-shs/data:/homey/user EOF docker compose up -d docker logs -f homey-shs ``` ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/29 "2025-12-21T11:57:06Z")
![Ekran Resmi 2025-12-21 14.50.29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/3/a3cd6d73868379db882b1ad1ec37486cf5b24713.png) ![Ekran Resmi 2025-12-21 12.13.06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/1/211a6487615e71d14aea3604dd2756b34ffb6047.png) ![Ekran Resmi 2025-12-21 14.42.16](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/8/2862a96a013239634eb696db9c1387bb1f2a9a7e.png) I installed it on a Proxmox 9.1.2 system. It is currently running stably. I added my local and cloud-based devices. It is much faster than Homey Pro 2023. I customized Homey Pro 2023 by upgrading the CM4 card to 8 GB RAM. Despite the upgrade, it runs much faster than SHS HP. ---
**Author:** ![Stefano\_Genovese](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stefano_genovese/32/123014_2.png) [@Stefano\_Genovese](https://community.homey.app/u/Stefano_Genovese)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/30 "2025-12-21T22:04:33Z")
Salve, volevo provare Homey server, ma ho questo problema Linux Proxmox 6.14.8-2-pve #1 SMP PREEMPT\_DYNAMIC PMX 6.14.8-2 (2025-07-22T10:04Z) x86\_64 The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software; the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/\*/copyright. Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law. root@Proxmox:~# bash -c “$(curl -fsSL [https://proxmox.athom.com/homey-shs.sh](https://proxmox.athom.com/homey-shs.sh))” [INFO] Downloading debian-13-standard\_13.1-2\_amd64.tar.zst to local downloading [http://download.proxmox.com/images/system/debian-13-standard\_13.1-2\_amd64.tar.zst](http://download.proxmox.com/images/system/debian-13-standard_13.1-2_amd64.tar.zst) to /var/lib/vz/template/cache/debian-13-standard\_13.1-2\_amd64.tar.zst calculating checksum of existing file…OK, got correct file already, no need to download [OK] Template downloaded [INFO] Creating LXC 101 (Homey Self-Hosted Server) unable to create CT 101 - unsupported debian version ‘13.1’ [ERROR] environment:60 failed while executing: pct create “$CTID” “$TEMPLATE\_PATH” -arch amd64 -ostype debian -hostname “$LXC\_HOSTNAME” -tags “$TAGS” -onboot 1 -cores “$CPU\_CORES” -memory “$RAM\_MB” -swap “$SWAP\_MB” -storage “$ROOTFS\_STORAGE” -rootfs “${ROOTFS\_STORAGE}:${DISK\_SIZE\_GB}” -password “$PASSWORD” -net0 “name=eth0,bridge=${BRIDGE},ip=dhcp,type=veth” -unprivileged 1 -features nesting=1 -cmode console \> /dev/null root@Proxmox:~# ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/31 "2025-12-21T22:12:27Z")
> [@Stefano\_Genovese](#): > > unable to create CT 101 - unsupported debian version ‘13.1’ Possible fix, you’ll need to change 13 into 14 in a file, as explained here: ![Screenshot_20251221_231059_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/a/3ac0e8ad1cd5b12de9682474ef95c0497d3bcd2a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robert_p/32/121448_2.png) [@Robert\_P](https://community.homey.app/u/Robert_P)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/32 "2025-12-22T13:29:45Z")
Update Proxmox helped me installing Homey ---
**Author:** ![erikhave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/erikhave/32/37251_2.png) [@erikhave](https://community.homey.app/u/erikhave)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/33 "2025-12-24T10:36:03Z")
Incorrect RAM reporting in Homey SHS on Proxmox (Docker inside LXC) Hi all, I’m running **Homey Self-Hosted Server** on **Proxmox** inside an **unprivileged LXC container** with Docker. ![Screenshot_20251224_112141_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/a/da2a7fc575f0f1381d1a6fddca0474f1c75df5b4.jpeg) The LXC container is explicitly assigned **16 GB RAM** in Proxmox, and Proxmox reports this correctly: ```auto Memory usage: 2.11 GiB of 16.00 GiB Swap usage: 0 B of 512 MiB ``` The Homey container details: ```auto Container name: homey-shs Image: ghcr.io/athombv/homey-shs ``` However, in the **Homey UI memory overview** , Homey reports a completely different total memory value (e.g. ~33 GB), which does not match the RAM assigned in Proxmox. Additional details: - Docker is running inside the LXC container - Homey is started via `docker run` - Data is stored via bind mount (`/root/.homey-shs`) - No explicit Docker memory limit (`--memory`) is set - Proxmox memory graphs look correct and stable - Homey runs fine and shows no memory pressure This looks like a **memory detection / reporting issue** in Homey SHS when running Docker inside LXC (possibly related to cgroup v2 or unprivileged containers). Functionally everything works, but the reported total memory in Homey is misleading. I’ve attached a Proxmox screenshot showing the actual RAM allocation. Is anyone else seeing the same behaviour? Is this a known limitation of the current SHS release? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/34 "2025-12-24T11:32:47Z")
LXC containers are different than VM’s that do have a memory ceiling. So not really surprising you can see all the memory if the proxmox pve host. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_McQueen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/scott_mcqueen/32/95360_2.png) [@Scott\_McQueen](https://community.homey.app/u/Scott_McQueen)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/35 "2025-12-24T18:58:19Z")
Does SHS support local users as although I can ping it across the lan I cant open it in a browser? I’m not sure if it is a Proxmox issue, a SHS issue or my ubiquiti unifi setup Thanks Scott Sorted… should have read the forum a bit more, port 4859 ---
**Author:** ![Stefano\_Genovese](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stefano_genovese/32/123014_2.png) [@Stefano\_Genovese](https://community.homey.app/u/Stefano_Genovese)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/36 "2025-12-27T22:09:46Z")
Grazie, provo! ---
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/37 "2026-01-10T20:42:07Z")
Hi All, On a proxmox pve 9 cluster I get the message: [ERROR] environment:48 failed while executing: pveam download “$TEMPLATE\_STORAGE” “$TEMPLATE\_FILE” any idea? ---
**Author:** ![Olex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/olex/32/79016_2.png) [@Olex](https://community.homey.app/u/Olex)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/38 "2026-01-25T11:30:43Z")
Just started to test Proxmox, VE 9.1.1. From the Homey install guide for SHS on Proxmox: ”To create a backup, enter your machine with SSH or another terminal, and copy the files & folders in **/root/.homey-shs** to a safe location”. Trying to use SSH, but can’t find the files/directory. Anyone with some help here? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Anoniemand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anoniemand/32/120697_2.png) [@Anoniemand](https://community.homey.app/u/Anoniemand)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/39 "2026-01-25T11:54:06Z")
I just backup the whole LXC, but for your case: So if you are connected to the machine, what’s the output of this command? `ls -lsa /root/.homey-shs/` To confirm, you are connected with the “root” account? –edit: Oh and verify if the mount is as we expect it to be: `docker inspect -f '{{ json .Mounts }}' homey-shs | jq` ---
**Author:** ![Olex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/olex/32/79016_2.png) [@Olex](https://community.homey.app/u/Olex)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/40 "2026-01-25T12:19:03Z")
Thanks! I can access the files within the Proxmox console. But I can’t figure out how to access the installation from SSH. The provided username and password generated from the installation does not seems to be correct, using port 22. Sorry, newbie on this field… There is also an web login, but the password generated from the Proxmox installation does not work. From the Athom guide: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/e/8e676f6474973757a2198bbb0a6a5fc6cf8bfe3b.png) I believe that SSH usename and password like this example was the correct to use. Also using the provided HTTP address like the one in the example here, what in the earth is correct username and password… ---
**Author:** ![Anoniemand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anoniemand/32/120697_2.png) [@Anoniemand](https://community.homey.app/u/Anoniemand)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/41 "2026-01-25T12:33:41Z")
Aha, SSH with password is disabled (by default), to enable - Login via Proxmox shell: `pct enter ` - Make a backup of the config (just in case we need it): `cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak` - Edit the sshd config file: `nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config` Look for the following entries and adjust them (remove a # in front if it’s there and change the value): PermitRootLogin yes PasswordAuthentication yes - Exit the file: `crtl + x` - Save the file `y` - Write to file: press `enter` Now restart the sshd deamon: - `sudo systemctl restart sshd` ---
**Author:** ![Olex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/olex/32/79016_2.png) [@Olex](https://community.homey.app/u/Olex)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/42 "2026-01-25T12:44:50Z")
> [@Anoniemand](#): > > PermitRootLogin yes > PasswordAuthentication yes Thanks! PermitRootLogin yes was ok. Could not see PasswordAuthentication yes. Also found this: #Port 22, I guess the # should be removed? ---
**Author:** ![Anoniemand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anoniemand/32/120697_2.png) [@Anoniemand](https://community.homey.app/u/Anoniemand)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439/43 "2026-01-25T12:52:40Z")
22 is the default port, that’s fine, no need to change that (it’s defined elsewhere too) There should be passwordauthentication in the file, but most likely commented (starting with a `#`): Use this command to look on what line it stands (and if it’s there): `grep -n PasswordAuthentication /etc/ssh/sshd_config` My output (for reference): ```auto 57:PasswordAuthentication yes 81:# PasswordAuthentication. Depending on your PAM configuration, 85:# PAM authentication, then enable this but set PasswordAuthentication ``` [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-proxmox-megathread/146439.md?page=3)