--- title: Thin Client Megaproject | daily.dev description: A multi-part project series exploring thin client software using a Raspberry Pi. Covers setting up a SPICE-based thin client permanently bound to a Proxmox VM,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/thin-client-megaproject-h8uaixlcl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Thin Client Megaproject | daily.dev og:description: A multi-part project series exploring thin client software using a Raspberry Pi. Covers setting up a SPICE-based thin client permanently bound to a Proxmox VM,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/thin-client-megaproject-h8uaixlcl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/H8uAIxlCL.png og:image:alt: Thin Client Megaproject og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Thin Client Megaproject **[apalrd's adventures](https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A multi-part project series exploring thin client software using a Raspberry Pi. Covers setting up a SPICE-based thin client permanently bound to a Proxmox VM, adding USB redirection, creating a multi-user login screen for multiple VM sessions, integrating PVE-VDIClient (a Python GUI for selecting Proxmox VMs), and setting up a PXE/netboot server with Alpine Linux for netbooted thin client deployments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I set up a Raspberry Pi as a thin client for Proxmox using SPICE? A Raspberry Pi can be configured as a SPICE thin client permanently bound to a specific Proxmox VM, booting directly into the thin client session. This approach suits 1:1 client-to-VM scenarios like computer labs, where users are prevented from interacting with the local system and all work is performed on the remote VM over the network. _Homelab builders running Proxmox setups track projects like this on daily.dev._ ### Is there a GUI client for selecting and connecting to Proxmox VMs from a thin client? PVE-VDIClient, written by Josh Patten, is a Python-based graphical client that lets users select and connect to Proxmox VMs they have access to. It can be packaged as a Raspberry Pi or Debian appliance, enabling a virtual computer lab setup where administrators allocate specific VMs to users rather than requiring a dedicated VM per physical client. _Developers building VDI or homelab infrastructure find relevant projects and tooling through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [You, too, can turn your spare Raspberry Pi 5 into a Proxmox virtualization host](https://daily.dev/posts/you-too-can-turn-your-spare-raspberry-pi-5-into-a-proxmox-virtualization-host-w5eudge5h) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My Coding Agents: Off My Laptop and Onto a Remote Server](https://daily.dev/posts/my-coding-agents-off-my-laptop-and-onto-a-remote-server-zxlgjxw5k) · Atomic Spin · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I turned a Raspberry Pi and mini PC into a portable homelab that fits in my backpack](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-a-raspberry-pi-and-mini-pc-into-a-portable-homelab-that-fits-in-my-backpack-gx3dfzsev) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/thin-client-megaproject-h8uaixlcl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Thin Client Megaproject","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/thin-client-megaproject-h8uaixlcl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/thin-client-megaproject-h8uaixlcl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:54:01.250Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:17:10.846Z","description":"A multi-part project series exploring thin client software using a Raspberry Pi. 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