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name: SSH directly to VMs
description: User prefers direct SSH to VMs (csader@IP) instead of going through Proxmox qm guest exec
type: feedback
---

SSH directly to VMs using `csader@<VM_IP>` instead of routing through Proxmox hosts with `qm guest exec`. Root SSH is blocked on VMs — use csader user with sudo when needed.

**Why:** User explicitly corrected this approach twice. Going through Proxmox is slower and unnecessary when direct SSH works.

**How to apply:** For any VM operations (.134, .122, .146, .172), SSH as csader directly. Only use Proxmox host SSH (root@.66/.67/.68) for host-level operations like `qm list`, `pct list`, `pct exec` for LXCs.