Reduce CPU consumption on Proxmox⚑
- Login to the Proxmox host via the web interface by pressing on Shell
- Install the package
cpufrequtils
viaapt install cpufrequtils
apt update && apt install cpufrequtils
- See available governors via
cpufreq-info -g
cpufreq-info -g
- See current governor
cpufreq-info -p
- Set the governor to
powersave
viacpufreq-set -g powersave
cpufreq-set -g powersave
- Make it persistent
echo 'GOVERNOR="powersave"' | tee /etc/default/cpufrequtils