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Reduce CPU consumption on Proxmox⚑

  1. Login to the Proxmox host via the web interface by pressing on Shell
  2. Install the package cpufrequtils via apt install cpufrequtils
    apt update && apt install cpufrequtils
    
  3. See available governors via cpufreq-info -g
    cpufreq-info -g
    
  4. See current governor
    cpufreq-info -p
    
  5. Set the governor to powersave via cpufreq-set -g powersave
    cpufreq-set -g powersave
    
  6. Make it persistent
    echo 'GOVERNOR="powersave"' |  tee /etc/default/cpufrequtils