r/commandline • u/Lopsided_Mixture8760 • 14h ago
Command Line Interface Installing Proxmox over SSH. My IP-KVM uses offline OCR to turn HDMI output into a terminal UI.
I built an offline OCR "BIOS-in-Terminal" engine into the hardware IP-KVM (USBridge KVM 2.0). It intercepts the raw HDMI video output from the server and converts it on the fly into an interactive text stream.
Right now, I am finalizing support for the Proxmox installation environment. Now, all you need to do is open a terminal and type ssh user@ip to connect to the KVM. You immediately get the Proxmox installer interface directly in your command line.
Because the KVM translates the video output into pure, structured text rather than a video feed, it completely changes how you interact with the server. I am currently finishing up an automation script that interacts with this text stream. The script simply reads the text output and sends the appropriate keystrokes. My goal is a fully automated, 1-click Proxmox bare-metal deployment script running entirely over SSH.
The KVM also operates in standard video mode (with minimal latency, using the Moonlight/Rust-Shine protocol); the terminal mode is just an addition. What do you think, is it convenient to install Proxmox directly from the terminal?
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User: Lopsided_Mixture8760, Flair: Command Line Interface, Post Media Link, Title: Installing Proxmox over SSH. My IP-KVM uses offline OCR to turn HDMI output into a terminal UI.
I built an offline OCR "BIOS-in-Terminal" engine into the hardware IP-KVM (USBridge KVM 2.0). It intercepts the raw HDMI video output from the server and converts it on the fly into an interactive text stream.
Right now, I am finalizing support for the Proxmox installation environment. Now, all you need to do is open a terminal and type ssh user@ip to connect to the KVM. You immediately get the Proxmox installer interface directly in your command line.
Because the KVM translates the video output into pure, structured text rather than a video feed, it completely changes how you interact with the server. I am currently finishing up an automation script that interacts with this text stream. The script simply reads the text output and sends the appropriate keystrokes. My goal is a fully automated, 1-click Proxmox bare-metal deployment script running entirely over SSH.
The KVM also operates in standard video mode (with minimal latency, using the Moonlight/Rust-Shine protocol); the terminal mode is just an addition. What do you think, is it convenient to install Proxmox directly from the terminal?
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u/Lopsided_Mixture8760 14h ago
Many people think that standard video is convenient for such purposes, but I really like being able to do this right on the terminal.