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Proxmox Backup Server Setup: The Complete PBS 4 Guide to Dedup, Retention and Offsite Sync

October 16, 2026 by Daniel Hayes

Proxmox backup server setup – PBS 4 primary, offsite sync and air-gapped copy

Proxmox Backup Server setup done right: PBS 4 install, ZFS datastore, API tokens, encryption, prune, GC, verify jobs and offsite sync, step by step.

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