Install Proxmox Backup Client (Debian-Based Linux Users)

Before You Start

• Root access on the Linux server
• Onboarding email with PBS hostname, username, password, fingerprint and encryption key. 

Steps

To configure the repository, you will need to setup the Proxmox release key first. On your server, get the key from the following site below and replace the [debian version] with your server version (bookworm, bullseye):

https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/proxmox-release-[debian version].gpg

Move the key into /usr/share/keyrings/

In /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ create a file named proxmox.sources to add the repository.

   Types: deb
   URIs: http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pbs
   Suites: [debian version]
   Components: pbs-no-subscription
   Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/proxmox-release-[debian version].gpg

Install the client

apt update
apt-get install proxmox-backup-client

Once the install is completed, run the command proxmox-backup-client and you should see the user manual printed.