remote.cfg(5)
| REMOTE.CFG(5) | Proxmox Backup | REMOTE.CFG(5) |
NAME
remote.cfg - Remote Server Configuration
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/proxmox-backup/remote.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains information about remote servers, usable for synchronization jobs.
FILE FORMAT
This file contains information used to access remote servers.
Each entry starts with the header remote: <name>, followed by the remote configuration options.
remote: server1
host server1.local
auth-id sync@pbs
... remote: ...
You can use the proxmox-backup-manager remote command to manipulate this file.
OPTIONS
Required properties:
- password (<string>)
- Password or auth token for remote host (stored as base64 string).
- auth-id (<string>)
- Authentication ID
- host (<string>)
- DNS name or IP address.
Optional properties:
- comment (<string>)
- Comment.
- fingerprint (<string>)
- X509 certificate fingerprint (sha256).
- port (<integer>)
- The (optional) port
- use-node-proxy (<boolean> (default=false))
- Use the http proxy configuration of the node for remote connections.
COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER
Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
Author
Proxmox Support Team
Copyright
2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
| Thursday, 21 May 2026 | <devbuild> |