proxmox
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Proxmox
Proxmox vs ESXi in 2025: VMware Dying in the Home Lab
I can’t believe it but we are almost in 2025 already and what a year 2024 has been in the technology space with AI continuing to make waves. But who would have thought before 2024 that someone could have said…
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Proxmox
Proxmox VE 8.3 New Features with OVA Import
Proxmox has gained tremendous popularity in 2024. So many home lab enthusiasts, SMBs, and enterprise environments are looking at their options with the fallout from VMware by Broadcom. Proxmox has been introducing many new features with each release and are…
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Proxmox
Windows Server 2025 Proxmox Packer Build Fully Automated
Since updating my VMware vSphere Packer build template for Windows Server 2025 (you can read that here: Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere), I decided to tackle Proxmox, which wasn’t as straightforward. I wanted to share with you…
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Backup Software
Proxmox Agentless Backups with NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11
NAKIVO is definitely a backup solution that I have been watching and working with in the home lab and in production now for a few years. They have definitely made significant strides in the functionality of the product and each…
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Proxmox
QEMU Guest Agent Installation in Proxmox VE
If you are running a Proxmox VE server in your home lab or production, there is a component that you will want to know and use with your guest virtual machines in the environment. The QEMU agent is a component…
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Windows Server 2025
Install Windows Server 2025 on Proxmox
With the Windows Server 2025 Preview release available, I know many are trying out Windows Server 2025 across their environments, including home labs running Proxmox VE Server. Let’s take a look at the process to install Windows Server 2025 on…
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Proxmox
Mount Synology Drive in Proxmox with NFS
Mounting your NAS storage inside of Proxmox is a great way to add storage to your Proxmox VE Server for things like storing ISO images and other purposes, even running virtual machines. Let’s look at a helpful guide on how…
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Proxmox
Low Power Server with Powertop & Proxmox
If you are like me and using mini PCs for home lab servers as your main workload servers, you are likely doing this for power efficiency reasons. I have gone from true enterprise servers in the home lab down to…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Backup with Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2
One of the really cool new features that Veeam has added with Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 is native Proxmox backup that is agentless. In other words, you don’t have to install agents inside your guest virtual machines to back…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Alternatives in 2024: Comparing 10 Hypervisors Pros and Cons
There is arguably not a more popular free virtualization platform than Proxmox VE (Proxmox Virtual Environment). Proxmox has taken the home lab community by storm, and now that the VMware buyout by Broadcom has been finalized, many are jumping ship…
