Setup OVH Proxmox Server Hardening
Budget: $30 – $250 AUD
I already have Proxmox VE 9 installed on an OVH dedicated box; I now need an experienced hand to bring the deployment to production-ready status. The job centres on three areas:
• Storage – carve up the local disks into a resilient ZFS pool and document the exact pool layout and scrub schedule.
• Networking – create a clean bridged setup with VLANs so that I can segment guests appropriately while keeping OVH’s network expectations intact (failover MACs, gateway handling, etc.).
• Security – activate and tune Proxmox’s built-in firewall rules, lock down SSH, and ensure the web console is reachable only from my chosen WAN IPs or over Tailscale/another lightweight VPN.
When the work is finished I expect a short, step-by-step write-up detailing every command or GUI change made so I can rebuild the environment if needed. Familiarity with both Proxmox and the quirks of OVH networking is essential; if you have done this combination before, that is exactly what I am looking for.
• Storage – carve up the local disks into a resilient ZFS pool and document the exact pool layout and scrub schedule.
• Networking – create a clean bridged setup with VLANs so that I can segment guests appropriately while keeping OVH’s network expectations intact (failover MACs, gateway handling, etc.).
• Security – activate and tune Proxmox’s built-in firewall rules, lock down SSH, and ensure the web console is reachable only from my chosen WAN IPs or over Tailscale/another lightweight VPN.
When the work is finished I expect a short, step-by-step write-up detailing every command or GUI change made so I can rebuild the environment if needed. Familiarity with both Proxmox and the quirks of OVH networking is essential; if you have done this combination before, that is exactly what I am looking for.