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Pillar Guide
Compare Proxmox KVM VMs and LXC containers: isolation, performance, overhead, when to pick each, why Windows needs a VM, and privileged vs unprivileged containers.
Add an NFS share to Proxmox VE: configure the export, add it under Datacenter > Storage, pick content types for ISOs, backups, and disk images, and fix mount problems.
Set up Proxmox Backup Server and connect it to Proxmox VE: create a datastore, add it as storage, run deduplicated incremental backups, restore, verify, prune, and encrypt.
Hyper-V asks you to pick Generation 1 or Generation 2 when you create a VM, and you can't change it later. Here's how the two differ and which to choose.
Fix a full Proxmox local-lvm: see why the thin pool fills, check usage with lvs and df, delete unused disks and snapshots, move storage, and stop it recurring.
Move VMware VMs to Proxmox: export OVF/VMDK, import with qm importovf and importdisk, convert VMDK to qcow2, fix VirtIO drivers, and boot the migrated guest.
Back up and restore Proxmox VMs with vzdump: snapshot vs suspend vs stop modes, scheduled jobs, storage targets, restoring to a new VMID, and retention rules.
Install Docker Desktop on Windows 10 or 11 with the WSL2 backend: enable virtualization, run the installer, verify, and fix the common setup errors.
Run Linux command-line tools on Windows without a virtual machine using WSL. Install with apt, work on your Windows files, and use free tools locally — no uploads.
Understand and configure vmbr0, the Proxmox Linux bridge: how it works, editing /etc/network/interfaces, attaching VMs, adding a second bridge, and fixing no-internet issues.
Pillar Guide
An honest Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi comparison after the Broadcom changes: licensing and cost, features, clustering, backup, hardware support, and who each one fits.
Pillar Guide
Install Proxmox VE on a physical server from scratch: write the ISO to USB, boot the installer, pick ext4 or ZFS, set the network, and reach the web GUI on port 8006.