Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

Adjusting resources using the GUI

Using the Proxmox GUI to change resource allocation is the preferred way to adjust the container resource. Any changes made get committed to the container instantly without needing to power-cycle it. For day-to-day operations, the GUI provides almost all the resource options to be changed with a few clicks. 

To change a particular resource, we need to select a container from the left-hand navigation bar, and then we need to select the resource to be changed. For example, if you want to increase the allocated CPU cores to 2 from 1, you need to select the Cores line item and then click on Edit to open the CPU Core dialog box. The following screenshot shows the Resources currently allocated to the example container ...