Install Mikrotik CHR in Proxmox
Can we run MikroTik RouterOS in the cloud without using any physical hardware? 🤯
In this video, I’ll show you how to deploy MikroTik CHR (Cloud Hosted Router) inside a virtual environment using Proxmox.
We’ll start from the basics — what MikroTik CHR is — then move step by step through converting the RAW image to QCOW2, importing it into Proxmox, configuring the network, accessing it via Winbox, and finally activating the CHR license.
This setup is perfect for:
Network labs 🧪
Homelab environments 🧱
Cloud routing ☁️
Learning MikroTik without hardware
🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Video
✅ What is MikroTik CHR
✅ Supported CHR image formats (RAW, OVA, VMDK)
✅ How to convert RAW to QCOW2 using qemu-img
✅ Import MikroTik CHR into Proxmox
✅ Network configuration for Winbox access
✅ MikroTik CHR licensing basics
🛠️ Tools & Platform Used
MikroTik CHR
Proxmox VE
qemu-img
Winbox
Linux CLI
🧠 Who Is This For?
Network engineers
System administrators
Homelab builders
Anyone learning MikroTik & virtualization
🚀 Useful Commands (Mentioned)
RAW to QCOW2 conversion using qemu-img
Disk import using qm importdisk
(Commands are shown step by step in the video)
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More MikroTik, networking, and lab content coming soon!
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