Categories
Virtualization
Consolidate workloads with Proxmox, VMware and other hypervisors. Learn when to use a VM versus a container, and how to manage snapshots and backups.
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Proxmox Homelab Setup Guide
Install Proxmox VE, plan storage and networking, create VMs and LXC containers, and set up backups for a flexible, reliable homelab.
Proxmox vs VMware
Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi for the homelab: cost, licensing, features, containers and which hypervisor to choose.
Comparisons
Proxmox vs VMware
Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi for the homelab: cost, licensing, features, containers and which hypervisor to choose.
Software
Glossary
Virtual Machine(VM)
A software-based computer that runs its own operating system on top of physical hardware via a hypervisor.
Hypervisor
Software that creates and manages virtual machines by allocating physical resources between them.
LXC(Linux Containers)
Lightweight system containers that behave like a small VM but share the host kernel.
KVM(Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
The Linux virtualization technology that runs full virtual machines with near-native performance.
PCI Passthrough
Giving a virtual machine direct, exclusive access to a physical PCIe device such as a GPU or HBA.
IOMMU(Input-Output Memory Management Unit)
A CPU feature that maps device memory safely, enabling PCI passthrough to virtual machines.
cloud-init
A tool that configures a fresh VM on first boot — setting hostname, users, SSH keys and packages automatically.