# 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.