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Prove web UI

From the workstation. Use the IP from First boot.

curl -k -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{server}\n" https://192.168.1.60:8006/

200 pve-api-daemon/3.0

Use a GET as above. curl -I can return 501 on this API.

1. Log in

Open https://<ip>:8006/ and accept the self-signed certificate warning. Username root, realm Linux PAM standard authentication.

Login dialog: root, Linux PAM realm

2. Dismiss the subscription notice

It appears at every login, is cosmetic, and locks nothing.

No valid subscription dialog, OK

3. Node online

Select pve. The tooltip reads Status: online, and local plus the install storage are listed (local-zfs on the ZFS layout, local-lvm on ext4).

Node pve online with local and local-zfs storage

4. Repositories

Node → Updates → Repositories. Enterprise entries are disabled and the no-subscription repo is enabled.

APT Repositories: updates available, enterprise disabled

The yellow no-subscription is not recommended for production warning is expected on this path.

Consuming labs

Keep PVE_HOST and credentials in that project's env file. Never commit passwords or API tokens.

Done

You have an updated Proxmox VE host with a working web UI. Something wrong? See Troubleshooting.