Depl0y: endpoints, cluster nodes and the topology view
For the admin who keeps Depl0y's picture of the estate right: registering clusters and standalone hosts as endpoints, API token formats, expiry, rotation and the documented token errors, how node state is detected, joining a standalone host to a cluster and removing a node with the Add/Remove Node tools (with the Proxmox rules behind them), scoping people to endpoints, and reading and exporting the topology graph in its Infrastructure, Network and Combined views.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 50 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 2 Oct 2026
- Depl0y · open source
Skills you'll practise
- Register a cluster or standalone host with the right token format, TLS setting and scope
- Diagnose a failing endpoint from token details such as expiry and privilege separation
- Rotate a Depl0y API token without an outage
- Join a standalone host to a cluster and remove a node, respecting the Proxmox prerequisites
- Read the topology graph in Infrastructure, Network and Combined views and export it
Course outline
- 1.Depl0y: endpoints, cluster nodes and the topology viewVideo · 2 min
- 2.Endpoints and their tokensLesson · 18 min
- 3.Nodes: state, joins and removalsLesson · 16 min
- 4.The topology viewLesson · 16 min
- 5.Depl0y: endpoints, cluster nodes and the topology view: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 16 questions
- 6.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- Depl0y README (Proxmox web interface comparison, requirements, known limitations, upgrades and backups)
- Depl0y docs: Quick start (endpoints, permissions, BMCs, optional setup, troubleshooting)
- Depl0y: Proxmox API tokens (creating, using, troubleshooting, best practices, revoking)
- Depl0y docs: Feature reference
- Depl0y CHANGELOG (release history; version-specific behaviour taught in these courses)
- Depl0y docs: Screenshot gallery (27 views with captions)
- Depl0y INSTALL.md (after installation, update mechanism, troubleshooting, uninstall)
- Proxmox VE wiki: User Management (API tokens, privilege separation, expiry)
- Proxmox VE wiki: Cluster Manager (joining and removing nodes)
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