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Chapters
00:00 Proxmox Backup Server Permissions
01:53 Understanding Proxmox Permission Structure
05:03 Creating User and API Token on PBS
06:16 Setting User and API Permissions
07:55 Connecting PBS to PVE
09:04 Testing PVE to PBS Backups
10:06 Creating Prune and Garbage Collection Jobs
14:45 Proxmox Off Site Backups Using Pull