01. Log into ProxMox VE either via SSH or the web based shell
02. Run the following commands to download the .ova and import it
NOTE: in the example we are installing TurnKey Core
make a working directory
mkdir ova_import && cd ova_import
download the ova
wget -O TurnKey.ova https://laotzu.ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/...
extract the downloaded ova
tar xvf TurnKey.ova
create a new vm from the ova
usage
qm importovf ≪unused vmid≫ ≪path to ova≫ ≪destination storage pool name≫ [OPTIONS]
qm importovf 300 ./turnkey-core-16.1-buster-amd64.ovf HDD_500GB --format qcow2
03. After the VM has been successfully imported, open a web browser and navigate to the ProxMox VE web UI
04. Select the imported VM from the left navigation menu
05. Review the imported VM details and tweak as needed
06. Click the Start button in the top right of the screen
07. Click the Console link to watch the boot process
08. After confirming the imported VM is working, run the following command to clean up the downloaded ova data
cd ..
rm ova_import/ -r
