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Customization Settings

The Customization Settings section allows you to configure and personalize the Proxmox VE environment with specific adjustments.

1
Customize Bash Prompt and Aliases

This option modifies the root user's .bashrc to enhance command-line usability by adding colorized prompts and useful aliases.

What it does:

  • Backs up the original .bashrc file
  • Configures a custom prompt with timestamp
  • Adds colorized ls and grep aliases
  • Ensures .bashrc is sourced in .bash_profile

This adjustment automates the following commands:

# Modify .bashrc for root
cp /root/.bashrc /root/.bashrc.bak
sed -i '/HISTTIMEFORMAT/d' /root/.bashrc
sed -i '/PS1/d' /root/.bashrc
sed -i '/alias/d' /root/.bashrc

echo 'export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%d/%m/%y %T "' >> /root/.bashrc
echo 'export PS1="\u@\h:\W \$ "' >> /root/.bashrc
echo "alias ll='ls -alF'" >> /root/.bashrc
source /root/.bashrc

2
Configure MOTD (Message of the Day)

This option customizes the MOTD to display a ProxMenux optimization message upon login.

This adjustment automates the following commands:

# Backup original MOTD
cp /etc/motd /etc/motd.bak

echo "This system is optimized by: ProxMenux" | cat - /etc/motd > temp && mv temp /etc/motd

3
Remove Proxmox Subscription Banner

This option removes the Proxmox subscription banner and nag prompts from the web interface.

What it does:

  • Patches proxmoxlib.js to disable banner checks
  • Creates a cron job to ensure banner removal persists
  • Configures APT to prevent nagging messages

This adjustment automates the following commands:

# Remove Proxmox subscription banner
sed -i "s/data.status !== 'Active'/false/g" /usr/share/javascript/proxmox-widget-toolkit/proxmoxlib.js
sed -i "s/checked_command: function(orig_cmd) {/checked_command: function() {} || function(orig_cmd) {/g" /usr/share/javascript/proxmox-widget-toolkit/proxmoxlib.js

echo "DPkg::Post-Invoke { \"dpkg -V proxmox-widget-toolkit | grep -q '/proxmoxlib\\.js$'; if [ $\? -eq 1 ]; then { echo 'Removing subscription nag from UI...'; sed -i '/data.status/{s/\!/\!/;s/Active/NoMoreNagging/}' /usr/share/javascript/proxmox-widget-toolkit/proxmoxlib.js; }; fi\"; };" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/xs-pve-no-nag

Customization Application

These customization settings are applied automatically when selected in the post-install process. Adjustments can be made manually as needed.

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