===== VM Auto Start (Start At Boot) ===== - Select the VM - Click the menu **Options** - Double click the **Start at boot** - Check **Start at boot** and click **OK** - Click the menu **Start/Shutdown order** (Proxmox starts VMs in ascending order, and shuts VMs down in reverse order) ===== VM Auto Shutdown ===== * First, we must install QEMU Guest Agent apt install qemu-guest-agent * Find the menu **QEMU Guest Agent**, make sure it's enabled * If enabled, when the host shuts down, Proxmox will send a proper shutdown command to the VM