[PVE-User] install pve-enterprise (with subscription key) on top of debian install

[Shannon Sterz]

On Thu Oct 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM CEST, Alexandre DERUMIER wrote:
> Hi,
>

Hi Alexandre!

> I'm currently working on a hardened pve installation for CIS
> certification, and as it need luks encryption + specific partionning,
> I need to install it on top of a debian install.
>
> I would like to deploy pve-enterprise repo directly, but how can I do
> it on top of debian ?
>
> The wiki said to install no-subscription first, then switch to
> enteprise after uploading the key in the gui
> https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm
>
> But that mean than more recent packages could be pushed from no-
> subscription first.
>
> Is is possible to put the key somewhere in /etc/apt/ ?

The most straight forward way to do that with our current tooling is
probably to leverage POM [1]. It should allow you to mirror the
enterprise repo and then you can configure the PVE host to use that
mirror. You can also use POM to activate the subscription key on the
node.

[1]: https://pom.proxmox.com/

> Alexandre

Best regards, Shannon