Android App - Proxmox VE Web-UI

In this article, we explain the setup and the use of the Proxmox VE app, which is available on Android. The Proxmox VE app brings the web interface to your mobile device in a compact and clear way.

Initial setup

You can find the Proxmox VE app in Google Play.. A version for iOS is currently not available.

After the installation, you will receive brief instructions on how to add servers.

This looks as follows:

Introduction for the addition of a server

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  Click on "Next" to continue with the introduction or click on "Skip" to skip it.
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  If you have a self-signed SSL certificate, you have to deactivate the validation.
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  If you use a different server or port other than 8006, you must add it (for example 10.1.2.130:443).
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  The initial setup is completed.

Setup of the server

If you have a cluster of several servers, you have to add all servers to the app. Should one of the servers fail in the cluster, you still have access to the other nodes.

You can add the remaining nodes in the "Sites" tab, after you have added a node.

hint:As in the Proxmox VE web interface, you will have to log in again after a while.

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  Tap on the settings icon at the right top to deactivate the SSL validation. After this, you can add a server via "Add".
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  The SSL validation has been deactivated.
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  Please use your login dates that you have also used for the web interface.

Overview in the app

In the following, you will receive an overview with the most important functions of the Proxmox VE app.

Dashboard

An overview of all VMs, containers and access to the individual nodes. .

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  Overview of all nodes and their utilization.
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  Overview of VMs and containers.
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  Dashboard of a node.
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  Overview of "Boot-Disk (root), services, updates, disks".
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  Information on the last or running task and opportunity to view all past tasks.More Tasks and Full Log.
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  Console of the nodes (NoVNC or SPICE)
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  NoVNC console to the node.

If you click on the node, you will receive information on:

• utilization
• running and past tasks
• power settings (reboot or shutdown)
• console ("NoVNC" or "SPICE"
• uptime of node
• PVE and Kernel versions
• processor
• boot drive (root)
• services
• available updates
• drives

Resources

You can see all containers and VMs on a server/cluster and the available storages.

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  Overview of LXC containers and QEMU VMs.
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  Overview of storage devices of all nodes.
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  Click on a storage device to receive more information.
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  Summary of VM / Container.
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  More information to RAM, CPU, disk, network, etc.
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  Overview of existing backups and creation of backups via "Backup Now".
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  Example of a running backup.
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  options of VM / Container.

You can also remove some information on individual VMs and change options.

Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to change hardware of a resource (VM / container) in the app.

Access

All user accounts, which exist on the server / cluster and all "domains" and "roles".

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  Overview of all users that exist on the cluster.
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  Overview of all roles and their authorization.
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  Overview of all domains.

Sites

All available servers, which were added to the app. It is also possible to add new servers.

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  List of all servers in the app.