Proxmox VE 8.0 arrives based on Debian 12, Linux 6.2, improvements and more

Announced the release of the new version of Proxmox VE 8.0 based on Debian 12 "Bookworm" and what comes with various highlightssuch as crashing after multiple failed login attempts, updates, and more.

For those who are unaware of Proxmox, they should know that is a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux intended for deploy and maintain virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and capable of acting as a replacement for products such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and the Citrix hypervisor

Proxmox VE provides the means to implement a virtual server system turnkey web-based industrial-grade software to manage hundreds or even thousands of virtual machines. The distribution has built-in tools for orchestrating virtual environment backups and clustering support available out of the box, including the ability to migrate virtual environments from one node to another without stopping work.

Main new features of Proxmox VE 8.0

This new version of Proxmox VE 8.0, changed to the base of the system to the new version of Debian 12, along with the Linux Kernel which has been updated to version 6.2.

From the changes made in this new release, we can find that an alternative text-based installer has been proposed that it can be used on very new or very old hardware that has problems running a graphical installer based on the GTK library, as well as that the ability to easily and seamlessly upgrade from Proxmox VE 7.4 to version 8.0.

In addition to this, we can also find that a controller to periodically synchronize user and group credentials with information from a LDAP or Microsoft server Active Directory, as well as adding the ability to apply access control lists (ACLs) to elements of software-defined networks (SDN, Software Defined Networks). For example, through ACLs, you can configure selective user and group access to network bridges and virtual networks.

Another change that stands out is that the ability to link resources was implemented, such as devices with PCI(e) and USB interfaces, to cluster nodes through a web interface or API, allowing you to orchestrate offline migration of virtual machines to which those resources are forwarded.

For virtual machines created via the web interface, the x86-64-v2-AES CPU type is enabled by default, allowing you to use some advanced features to speed up calculations.

We can also find that added the ability to lock an account after too many wrong attempts from passing two-factor authentication or entering incorrect one-time passwords (TOTPs). the blockade is done to protect against situations where attackers were able to figure out the password user and are trying to brute force the verification code in the second stage of authentication. For two-factor authentication, lock is enabled for one hour and for TOTP, indefinitely. To unlock, you can use the access recovery code or send a request to the administrator.

Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:

• A new Ceph Enterprise repository has been released offering Ceph 17 “Quincy” packages created by the Proxmox team.
• Implemented the ability to start and manage Ceph storage from any cluster node, unified Ceph package delivery with other Proxmox VE components.
• Updated versions of QEMU 8.0.2, LXC 5.0.2, OpenZFS 2.1.12, Ceph 17.2.6.
• The implementation of the dark theme in the web interface has been improved and the mobile version has been redesigned.
• Added interface translation into Ukrainian.

Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it About this new version of the distribution, you can check the details in the announcement. The link is this.

Proxmox VE 8.0 Download and Support

Proxmox VE 8.0 is now available for download on its website official, the size of the installation iso image is 1.1 GB. The link is this. 

On the other hand, also this Proxmox Server Solutions offers business support starting at € 80 per year per processor.