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title: "Proxmox failover from PBS backups · NexoVirt"
description: "When a Proxmox node is down, restore its guests on another node from their latest Proxmox Backup Server backups, guided and checked, never automatic."
url: https://nexovirt.com/features/failover
---

# Restore guests of a failed Proxmox node from backups

When a Proxmox node goes down, NexoVirt shows which of its guests have a recent Proxmox Backup Server backup and restores them on another node with a few clicks. It is never automatic: you decide, the panel checks every guest first and keeps the old copies from starting when the node comes back.

[Install free](https://docs.nexovirt.com/getting-started/installation/) [Read the Assisted failover guide](https://docs.nexovirt.com/guides/failover/)

![Assisted failover in the NexoVirt panel](https://nexovirt.com/assets/img/screenshots/failover-light.webp?v=1792068738)

## What it does

Bring a failed node's guests back from their latest PBS backups.

- ### Knows when a node is down

A node counts as down only when both its agent and its inventory are silent. You get a banner and an alert.
- ### Backup protection at a glance

Each guest shows its newest backup and whether it is protected, stale or has none.
- ### Checked before it runs

Target node, VMID, storage and network are checked per guest before the restore starts.
- ### IPs and port forwards

Keep the IP or take a new one on the target, and port forwards move along.
- ### No double guests

When the failed node returns, its old copies are stopped and you are asked to clean them up.
- ### Never automatic

Failover starts only when you click it, so a short network blip never restores anything.

## How to use it

Up and running in 4 steps, all in the panel.

1. Attach the same Proxmox Backup Server to your nodes and back the guests up.
2. When a node is down, open Failover from the banner.
3. Pick the target, review the checks, fail over the selected guests.
4. When the node returns, delete the old copies.

[Assisted failover: step-by-step guide in the docs](https://docs.nexovirt.com/guides/failover/)

## See it in the panel

Real screenshots from NexoVirt, with demo data.

![Proxmox Backup Server connections the restore uses.](https://nexovirt.com/assets/img/screenshots/pbs-light.webp?v=1792068738)

Proxmox Backup Server connections the restore uses.

## Assisted failover FAQ

Does failover start by itself?No. NexoVirt detects a down node and shows what can be restored, but nothing happens until you start it.

What do I need?Backups of the guests on a Proxmox Backup Server that the target node can reach too.

## Related pages

- [ Backups & snapshots On-demand and scheduled backups, snapshots, and Proxmox Backup Server. ](https://nexovirt.com/features/backups)
- [ Migration & evacuation Move guests between separate nodes and clusters, live, with a safety copy. ](https://nexovirt.com/features/migration)
- [ Placement & balancing New guests land where there is room; hot nodes get migration suggestions. ](https://nexovirt.com/features/balancing)
- [ All features Everything NexoVirt adds to Proxmox VE. ](https://nexovirt.com/features)

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