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Connect Linivo to Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE exposes a full REST API that Linivo uses to poll node, VM and container metrics across a cluster.

What you'll need

  • A Proxmox API token scoped to a monitoring-only role
  • Network access from the sensor to the Proxmox API on 8006
https://10.20.9.5:8006/ Datacenter Permissions Users API Tokens Roles Proxmox VE — Datacenter Token ID linivo@pve!monitor Privilege Separation Enabled Expire Never Comment read-only monitoring ● Keep this enabled and grant only PVEAuditor on the token.
1

Create an API token with the PVEAuditor role

Under Datacenter > Permissions > API Tokens, create a token for a dedicated user and assign it the built-in PVEAuditor role, which grants read-only visibility across the cluster.

2

Confirm the API is reachable from the sensor

Proxmox's API listens on 8006 by default; confirm the sensor can reach it before configuring the integration in Linivo.

curl -k https://10.20.9.5:8006/api2/json/version
3

Add the cluster as an integration in Linivo

Point Linivo at any one node in the cluster along with the API token; it discovers the other nodes, VMs and containers automatically rather than needing each one added by hand.

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