Selfhosted @lemmy.world vynlwombat @lemmy.world 8 mo. ago

I wish proxmox web GUI was more mobile friendly

I'm sitting here thinking about projects, wishing I could fire up a new VM and install Debian while I sit here on the couch. Then I would have a fresh VM ready to go after I recover from sitting on the couch.

Unfortunately the web GUI is not very mobile friendly. Or maybe it is and I just suck at it.

I realize I could have templates and stuff ready to go, but that would require foresight.

And I am just a guy sitting on a couch.

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The Android app works fine IMO.
- TIL that a proxmox app exists. Thanks!
- This is fantastic. Thanks.
- This is incredible. I had no idea. I can't figure out how to create new vms or lxcs though 😭
  
  I don't think you can via the mobile app. It's more for management of existing stuff. I think it would be really complicated to replicate the UI for machine creation.
Setup a virtual desktop on your server and RDP into it to access the web interface. Here is me doing that using my cat as a stand lol.
- There is an iOS app I discovered yesterday called ProxMate, and it seems pretty nice!
  
  Most excellent! 🤩
  
  Instant Lifetime Purchase! 👌🏻
  
  Thank you!!!
- Windows lol
- I'm here to collect your cat tax.
  
  Also, for us non-Windows folks, just set up a VNC server and do the same thing.
  
  Cat tax paid.
- How the fuck did you do that?
  
  Step 1: get a cat
  
  Step 2: ???
  
  Profit!
  
  Kasmweb in a docker with a FF workspace is how I do it, but this one looks like a RDP session to a Windows box/VM.
  
  You can just use remote desktop into Windows. I used to have a headless PC setup with a GPU so that my wife could play Sims 4 over the network on her ancient laptop from the couch.
  
  There are a few ways. What does your setup look like?
  
  Treats?
  
  Step 1: enable Remote Desktop in Windows
  
  Step 2: download a Remote Desktop app from app store
  
  Step 3: use the app to login to the Windows box
  
  Step 4: profit
- Whoa
Well, mobile sucks for most stuff, just because of size. I'd prefer to have simpler interface, with (as you mentioned), pre-defined routines/actions.

Or just use ssh, since command line is a lot easier on mobile for stuff like this.

I guess having more pages with fewer objects could make for a better mobile experience.
In firefox on android i just flip the switch to request desktop site amd its mostly fine...
- Same.. a bit of screen scrolling to get what I need but did the trick in a pinch!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.reimu.proxmon
- Not available for current versions of Android. On v 14 and I can't install it.
  
  I'm currently using it on v14, works fine.
At least with Openwrt it is functional
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