With Proxmox 9 now officially released as the first beta version and based on Debian Trixie, and the final Debian 13 release just a few days away, it makes sense to start preparing and testing early. Especially in virtualized environments like Proxmox, it’s helpful to evaluate upcoming systems before they become the new stable default.

I’ve noticed that there isn’t a widely available LXC container template for Debian Trixie yet. Since I wanted to begin testing some setups myself, I decided to create a Debian Trixie-based LXC template image that can be used on both Proxmox 8 and Proxmox 9 installations.

This makes it easy to spin up containers running Debian 13 without having to build the template from scratch. If you’re curious about how your applications behave on the next major Debian release or if you’re planning future upgrades, this should save you some time and effort.

To use the image, simply download it, place it in your container template storage, and create a new container using the Proxmox web interface or CLI as you normally would. The template works just like the official ones and should integrate seamlessly into your existing workflow.

Download

You can use this LXC Template on Proxmox 8.x and Proxmox 9.x systems:

• debian-13-standard_13.x-beta_lxc_proxmox_amd64.tar.gz
  (SHA256: 5d93848706600fb5f11d6c819e0b5b08daa109057fa277a6a82f1c10e71c8d78)

Enjoy trying out Debian 13 in your Proxmox environment! If you run into an Debian related issues, you can always report them right here.