Proxmox Systemd Mounts

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

Proxmox Systemd Mounts#

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.

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.

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.

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

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