# Deploying roon server in proxmox environment **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [January 2, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771 "2025-01-02T17:09:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Krzysztof\_Kalukin](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/krzysztof_kalukin/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Krzysztof\_Kalukin](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Krzysztof_Kalukin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/1 "2025-01-02T17:09:37Z")
Hello everybody. I’m totally new to Roon, but not neceserily in IT. Currently I have Roon installed on my Macbook M1 and it runs perfectly good, but there is one drawback - I have to have my notebook on each time I would like to listen any music and I’d like to play the music from mobile devices as well. I’ve got Proxmox VE in my basement where I have pfSense router and some smaller linux hosts for different tasks. The host is i5-8600T based machine with 32 gigs of RAM and M.2 drive for VMs. Got some questions: 1. What resourcers should I assign to VM which will host Roon Server in terms of CPU Cores, RAM, and disk space - I will use Tidal as a source and EverSolo DMP-A8 as output device 2. Should I run docker container (I’ve seen them here on forum), or install the server directly on Linux host? I use Debian distros, sometimes Ubuntu if I must strongly preferring pure Debian. 3. How do I install it if I wanted to do it directly on linux host? Should I just run roonserver-installer-linuxx64.sh on clear system? Is it compatible with Debian 12? Do I need to take any other aspects and issues under consideration? Any remarks and suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks in advance Krzysztof ---
**Author:** ![Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/rugby/32/360588_2.png) [@Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Rugby)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/2 "2025-01-02T17:10:04Z")
You might also ask in the Tinkering section. ---
**Author:** ![Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/nickpi/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Nickpi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/3 "2025-01-02T18:38:01Z")
Unprivileged deb container, 2 cores, 2-4 G ram, 8 G disk. Roon with the std installer. You can change ram and cores dynamically (without restart). ---
**Author:** ![joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/joltman/32/185101_2.png) [@joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/joltman)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/4 "2025-02-16T18:14:42Z")
I just migrated my roon-server docker container from an Ubuntu VM running on ESXi to an unprivileged container on PVE 8.3. I’ve got my backups and music stored on TrueNAS Core CIFS shares. I had to create two CIFS mounts directly on PVE (/mnt/app\_roon) using two systemctl mount files. In those files I specified a special Options line: ```auto Options=uid=102010,gid=102010,file_mode=0770,dir_mode=0770,credentials=/etc/smbcreds-app_roon,vers=3.0,iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlmssp ``` The UID/GID is the TN UID/GID + 100000. I then added this as a mount point for the container. This successfully shared the CIFS mounts with Roon. The one thing I forgot was the compose line: ```auto network_mode: host ``` Once I did that, the container came right up. ---
**Author:** ![Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/nickpi/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Nickpi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/5 "2025-02-22T08:12:27Z")
With TN Fangtooth you could use an incus container as well, pass through your music & backup directories, install roon in the container, no need for proxmox, docker, cifs. - Create an incus container. Debian, ubuntu whatever you prefer - `chown 2147000001:2147000001 roon_backup` (mapped to `root:root` inside the container - Add your music and backup datasets as disks - Copy the roon installer into the container (e.g. to the backup ds or with ssh) - Log into the container, install the usual dependencies, execute the installer The server is available to all roon clients and sees all endpoints. ---
**Author:** ![joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/joltman/32/185101_2.png) [@joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/joltman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/6 "2025-02-22T15:26:42Z")
@Nickpi you are correct. However, personally I’m going to wait a bit before starting down the path of containers or VMs in TrueNAS. I’ve read about some issues in Electric Eel and I’d like others to be the beta testers. I have concerns about running an Internet exposed “privileged” container. Seems like a good way to expose all your data. I have created what I call “app users” on TN and give them permissions to my TN shares. In Proxmox I create host CIFS shares under `/mnt` for each app user like, `/mnt/app_roon`. In that directory I CIFS mount my music folder as read only and my Roon backup folder as RWX. I bind mount those to the Roon container. ---
**Author:** ![Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/rugby/32/360588_2.png) [@Rugby](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Rugby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/7 "2025-02-22T17:14:00Z")
Just a reminder that running Roon in these environments is not officially supported and if you need some help, putting a question up about Proxmox, for example, under #Tinkering might get more traction/eyes on. ---
**Author:** ![Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/nickpi/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Nickpi](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Nickpi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/8 "2025-02-23T04:27:14Z")
> I have concerns about running an Internet exposed “privileged” container. It is unprivileged just like your proxmox container. ---
**Author:** ![joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/joltman/32/185101_2.png) [@joltman](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/joltman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/deploying-roon-server-in-proxmox-environment/289771/9 "2025-02-23T15:07:02Z")
Sorry I wasn’t clear. I was describing my setup and explaining that I use an unprivileged container, not that TN is using a privileged container. Either way so far it’s working fine.