Proxmox Systemd Mounts

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Proxmox Systemd Mounts#

What Was Established#

SMB/CIFS shares can be integrated into Proxmox via CLI or the Web GUI.
GUI integration is recommended for Proxmox-native features (backups, ISOs, templates) and automatic retention management.
System-level mounts (e.g., at /media/synology) are distinct from Proxmox Storage and are used for general file operations accessible by the host OS.
Proxmox automatically mounts SMB shares under /mnt/pve/<storage_id> when configured via the GUI.

Key Decisions#

Maintain both a Proxmox Storage entry (for VM disks/backups) and a system-level mount (for general file access).
Extract credentials from /etc/pve/storage.cfg to avoid hardcoding passwords in multiple places.
Use pvesm status to verify existing storage mounts and avoid conflicts.

Current Configuration#

Synology NAS (LonelyMountain): 192.168.1.137
Proxmox Storage: Configured via Datacenter > Storage (SMB/CIFS) for VM-related content.
System Mount: Targeted at /media/synology for general file operations.

System-Level Mount Methods#

1. Extract Credentials & Create System Mount#

Check existing Proxmox storage: pvesm status
Extract server/share info from /etc/pve/storage.cfg

Create credentials file:

nano /root/.smbcredentials
# Add: username=your_username, password=your_password
chmod 600 /root/.smbcredentials

Add to /etc/fstab:

//192.168.1.137/share_name /media/synology cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,uid=0,gid=0,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Test: mount -a

2. Systemd Mount Unit (Recommended for robustness)#

Create /etc/systemd/system/media-synology.mount:

Servarr - Media Automation Stack

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Servarr - Media Automation Stack#

Overview#

Servarr is a full VM at 192.168.1.112 (hostname: servarr) running a Docker Compose media automation stack. All services depend on a NAS mount at /data for media storage. Download clients (qbittorrent, nzbget) and indexer (prowlarr) route through a Gluetun VPN container via network_mode: service:gluetun.

Note: This VM is distinct from Varda (192.168.1.131), which is a separate web server hosting ilmare.nbkelley.com.

VM Specs#

Detail	Value
Hostname	`servarr`
IP	`192.168.1.112`
OS	Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble)
Kernel	6.8.0-107-generic
CPU	QEMU Virtual CPU, 4 vCPUs
RAM	7.8 GB
Disk	63 GB root (`/dev/sda2` ext4, 38% used)
Hypervisor	Proxmox (Minas Tirith)

Container Inventory#

Servarr Stack (`/docker/servarr/compose.yaml`)#

Network: servarrnetwork (172.39.0.0/24)

Nas on homelab