… They are essentially Docker containers that can run within Proxmox. If you run an LXC through Proxmox, you're running both platforms together. When running a number of LXCs within Proxmox, you're effectively managing Docker containers with Proxmox. …
… A few services on Docker were my starting point, and with time, I might shift to Proxmox when Docker outgrows me. …
… Related Proxmox VE 9.1 can pull container images straight from Docker Hub, and it changes everything It may be an experimental feature, but it's worth checking out if you're a self-hosting enthusiast Running a Windows-based Docker Desktop setup is more trouble than it’s worth Running a bloated cont… …
… This isn’t Docker magically living inside Proxmox with all the creature comforts people expect. It’s Proxmox taking OCI images and converting them into its own LXC-based model, and that distinction starts to matter the second you get past the first successful deployment. …
… Heck, it’s also compatible with Proxmox Backup Server workstations and conventional Docker machines, so I can monitor practically every node in my tinkering environment from a single web UI. …
… Related I always tweak my Proxmox host's settings before spinning up a single VM or LXC It's the only way I set up a Proxmox node now Nested virtualization is what helped me create an all-in-one dev VM It lets my coding VM run Docker containers and WSL2 instances If you’re a VM-hosting veteran, you… …
… Docker expects to own a certain kind of environment, and a VM gives it that without asking Proxmox’s LXC layer to bend around it. Backups, updates, and troubleshooting all feel more normal when Docker is sitting on a full guest OS. …
… Following many permission errors with /var/run/docker.sock , I gave up on WSL and moved everything to Docker Desktop . But that created a new problem: two Docker engines run at the same time, but the CLI picks just one. …
… Proxmox Proxmox is an open-source platform built on Debian Linux designed for server virtualization. See at Proxmox
… It shouldn't be used to run everything, just like a turneky NAS shouldn't be expected to run 30 Docker containers without breaking a sweat with just 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core CPU. TrueNAS wasn't built for virtualization Proxmox is first and foremost a virtualization platform. …