How to Restore a Proxmox VM from Backup (NAS / Local Storage)

Learn how to restore a Proxmox backup from NAS or local storage using the official Proxmox backup interface.

Prerequisites

• Valid vzdump backup on configured storage
• Free space on target storage pool
• Sys.Modify permission on Proxmox

Step 1: Open Backup Storage

Go to Datacenter → Storage or node storage. Select backup storage (NAS, local, PBS).

Step 2: View Scheduled Backup Jobs

Review existing backup jobs that created your vzdump files.

Step 3: Configure Backup Job Settings

Understand backup job options (mode, retention, storage) used for your restore files.

Restore a Backup (GUI)

1. Select backup storage → Backups content
2. Select vzdump file → click Restore
3. Choose target VM ID and storage → confirm

CLI Restore

qmrestore /mnt/pve/nas/dump/vzdump-qemu-101-*.vma.zst 103 --storage local-lvm
qm start 103

Image credits: Screenshots are from the official
Proxmox VE documentation
(Proxmox GmbH), used for educational purposes.