![]() ![]() The downside is that because it’s an entirely separate OS, there’s some additional overhead. Because it’s virtualized, it means you can run practically any OS (yes, even macOS in theory) in a VM, completely isolated from the host OS. It’s a separate OS and a completely separate kernel. VMs are virtual machines which you’re probably already used to, powered by QEMU. Proxmox lets you create 2 types of virtualized runtime (I’m just going to refer to them as “machines” because it’s much easier): VMs and LXC - Each with their own pros and cons. ![]() ![]() All things which I’ve found annoying to set up in the past, but come free with Proxmox. It’s Debian based, so it’s lightweight, but it also comes packaged with a modern version of ZFS, and extra configuration around cron emailing and ZFS event daemon. This ability to run multiple isolated “machines” also means applications and environments can be better isolated from each other, and their base OS’s selected and tuned perfectly.Īs an OS in itself, Proxmox is also really nice. It’s incredibly simple to spin up a test VM or LXC to start playing around with something. One of the biggest benefits of Proxmox is that it’s a hypervisor. Unfortunately as you scale, it can get more annoying and limiting. This worked absolutely fine, and for a first-timer that’s still the approach I’d recommend. Ubuntu server base OS, running Docker containers for everything. So, here goes… # “Why not just Docker all the things on the host?”īefore Proxmox, that’s exactly what I did. I’ve had quite a few people ask exactly how I’ve set up Proxmox, and the decisions behind it. Therefore, there’s a huge amount of scope for opinions, lessons and customizations. Being a hypervisor OS, it makes sense to run everything in VMs or LXC containers, not on the host. “Why not just Docker all the things on the host?”īack in December, I fully rebuilt my home server from the ground up based on Proxmox. ![]()
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