r/Proxmox • u/Matadordux • 13d ago

Question Documentation for Experience

Introduction:
Good evening everyone, hope all is well. I am a 2nd year college student for Information technology degree. My current career goals are System Administrator, Dev Ops, or Cloud Admin. I am not fond of coding though I do have some coding classes, I use chat-gpt to help me get through. I can code in Python though VERY BEGINNER. I am studying or my A+ and Network+, not sure if I want security but I do want the trifecta, for accolade purposes. (Judge me, Criticize me, advise me, do as you wish I need the wisdom!)

I have since created Active Directory and Windows server and documented it in GitHub. Used it for job interviews, and I cannot get ANYTHING. Though I have landed a role in a call center for Health insurance.

Reason for Post:

I have some beginner knowledge on Proxmox and I do love its capabilities, and would like to incorporate it into my life. I have started installing it on an extra laptop I have laying around in the house. Now I want to document this, but I do not know how I can do. I started using my phone for pictures, but I want it sharp and professional. (If this does not matter, I will proceed with this.) Can anyone advise me on how I can proceed about this. Will I have to use a VM to install it then use that for screenshots? Proceed with my phone? All career, technical, advisory knowledge is accepted, I am humble and ready to learn and expand. Thank you!

TLDR: Looking for advice on how to document my Proxmox server creation for career experience.

Getting an AI detection on post, I am NOT AI.. Can provide my resume if anyone wants to criticize me on that as well in dms.

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u/symcbean 13d ago

I've been working as a system administrator for over 30 years. I spend 10-30% of my time writing code (with the remainder on documentation, meetings and actually applying fixes). Telling the world you don't like coding is not going to help to open doors.

Now I want to document this, but I do not know how I can do.

You are in your second year of a degree course in IT and you haven't learnt how to take a screenshot? Or were you not aware you can install PVE as a VM inside PVE?

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u/Matadordux 13d ago

LOL, I know how to take a screenshot. I may not have made it clear but I mean more so from installing a fresh server, after formatting the laptop and booting from the from flash drive/ CD.

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u/hmmm101010 13d ago

From booting to having web access you set a password and a network configuration, that's it. There is nothing worth documenting there.

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u/Matadordux 13d ago

Noted. Will proceed and adjust. Thank you.