If you have a compatible nVidia graphics card, you can build your own Cloud Gaming Server in as little as 90 minutes! This video is a complete step-by-step tutorial for installing Proxmox, nVidia GRID, and defining custom GPU profiles for allocated memory and supported features.
Proxmox 7.2 GPU Passthru
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| echo 'deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve buster pve-no-subscription' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt update
apt -y upgrade
apt -y install git build-essential pve-headers dkms jq mdevctl
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| git clone https://github.com/DualCoder/vgpu_unlock
git clone https://github.com/mbilker/vgpu_unlock-rs
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
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| wget http://download.proxmox.com/debian/dists/bullseye/pve-no-subscription/binary-amd64/pve-headers-5.13.19-2-pve_5.13.19-4_amd64.deb
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| dpkg -i pve-headers-5.13.19-2-pve_5.13.19-4_amd64.deb
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Download v14.0 nVidia vGPU Drivers for Linux KVM from Nvidia. You will need to apply for a 90-day trial to have access to the drivers. A business email address is required
The file needed from the ZIP file is “NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.47.03-vgpu-kvm.run”
Reboot
Add
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| GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on iommu=pt"
- OR -
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet amd_iommu=on iommu=pt"
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Save file and close
Load VFIO Modules at Boot
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| echo 'vfio' >> /etc/modules
echo 'vfio_iommu_type1' >> /etc/modules
echo 'vfio_pci' >> /etc/modules
echo 'vfio_virqfd' >> /etc/modules
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Save file and close
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| echo "options kvm ignore_msrs=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf
echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
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Reboot
Install Nvidia + VGPU_UNLOCK
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| chmod -R +x vgpu_unlock
chmod +x NVIDIA------.run
./NVIDIA------.run --dkms
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| nano /usr/src/nvidia-510.47.03/nvidia/os-interface.c
#include "/root/vgpu_unlock/vgpu_unlock_hooks.c"
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ldflags-y += -T /root/vgpu_unlock/kern.ld
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| cd vgpu_unlock-rs
cargo build --release
mkdir /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-vgpud.service.d
mkdir /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-vgpu-mgr.service.d
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| nano /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-vgpud.service.d/vgpu_unlock.conf
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Add
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Environment=LD_PRELOAD=/root/vgpu_unlock-rs/target/release/libvgpu_unlock_rs.so
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| nano /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-vgpu-mgr.service.d/vgpu_unlock.conf
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Add
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Environment=LD_PRELOAD=/root/vgpu_unlock-rs/target/release/libvgpu_unlock_rs.so
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####Reboot
Define GPU Profiles
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| nano /etc/vgpu_unlock/profile_override.toml
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| [profile.nvidia-18]
num_displays = 1
display_width = 1920
display_height = 1080
max_pixels = 2073600
cuda_enabled = 1
frl_enabled = 60
framebuffer = 11811160064
pci_id = 0x17F011A0
pci_device_id = 0x17F0
Resolution
- width x height = max_pixels#
Video Memory
- framebuffer sizes
- 1GB = 984263338
- 2GB = 1968526677
- 3GB = 2952790016
- 4GB = 3937053354
- 6GB = 5905580032
- 8GB = 7874106708
- 10GB = 9842633380
- 11GB = 10826896718
- 12GB = 11811160064
- 16GB = 15748213408
- 24GB = 23622320124
PCI IDs
- pci_id = 0x####@@@@ (Device ID followed by SubSystem ID)
- pci_device_id = 0x#### (Device ID only)
Architecture Card pci_device_id pci_id
- Maxwell Quadro M6000 0x17F011A0 0x17F0
- Pascal Quadro P6000 0x1B3011A0 0x1B30
- Volta Quadro GV100 0x1DBA121A 0x1DBA
- Turing Quadro RTX 6000 0x1E3012BA 0x12BA
- Kepler (currently not supported)
- Ampere (currently not supported)
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Add
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Add PCIe device to target VM
Select the GPU you added in mdevctl
Launch VM, install either Linux or Windows 10/11
Install nVidia Driver 511.73, matching the Quadro PCI-ID you entered earlier
Disable Display #1 in Display Settings
Install Parsec, Sunshine/Moonlight, SteamPlay, or other Streaming Server
Parsec
https://parsec.app/
Sunshine Streaming Server
https://github.com/loki-47-6F-64/sunshine
Moonlight Streaming Client
https://moonlight-stream.org/
