qm

QEMU manager. Used for managing VMs

CommandsAction
qm listList VMs (will list templates too)
qm config <vm_id>Show the config of VM (everything here can be set with set —option)
qm start | shutdown | reboot <vm_id>Start/stop/reboot that VM (can’t start templates)
qm reset <vm_id>Force reboot. Do not use if not necessary
qm stop <vm_id>Force shutdown. Do not us if not necessary
qm set —onboot 0 | 1 <vm_id>Set start at boot option
qm set —memory 1024 <vm_id>Set memory. Everything can be set in qm config

pct

Proxmox Container Toolkit. Used for managing containers

CommandsAction
pct listList container (templates too)
pct configShow details
pct start | shutdown | rebootContainer
pct enter <ct_id>Login to the container to the CLI
pct set <vm_id> -onboot 11 hypen