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2026-05-20• 5 min read
DevOps

Docker vs LXC on Proxmox: What I Actually Run in Production

The Docker-vs-LXC debate resurfaces every year. Here is how I actually split workloads across the Proxmox hosts I manage, and why Docker-in-LXC never makes the list.

Proxmox Docker Virtualization
2026-04-16• 5 min read
Cloud

Spinning Up a KVM VM from the CLI

Clicking through a VM creation wizard is totally fine the very first time. The second, third, and fortieth time, a single `virt-install` command with a cloud-init seed does the exact same job in seconds.

KVM Virtualization Linux Administration
2026-04-02• 5 min read
Cloud

Proxmox Snapshots Are Not Backups

A snapshot taken thirty seconds before a risky change is one of the most incredibly useful tools in Proxmox. It is also completely useless as a backup.

Proxmox Backups Virtualization