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Proxmox LXC vs VM memory: what the number in the box actually means
On a container the memory setting is a cgroup ceiling. On a VM it is RAM the guest owns. What each one…
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Proxmox ZFS pool layout for a one-disk home server
My real Proxmox ZFS pool layout: one 1 TB disk, one dataset per job, 10% kept free, the ARC limit to check,…
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Plex LXC on Proxmox: the full setup, from template to first stream
The whole Plex container, start to finish: the pct create line, one bind mount, Plex's own apt repo, the 100999 ownership fix…
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Proxmox iGPU Passthrough to an Unprivileged LXC for Plex
No VT-d on this box, so the iGPU gets shared rather than passed through. The two config lines that work, and the…
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A Proxmox Backup Strategy, Written by Someone Who Did Not Have One
A Proxmox backup strategy from someone who ran five services with none: why a ZFS snapshot is not a backup, why a…
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Proxmox LXC vs VM: I Spent Three Months on the Wrong One
Proxmox LXC vs VM: a decision table for when each is right, why containers cost a fraction of the RAM and boot…
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Unprivileged LXC Permissions: Why Your Container Cannot Read Your Files
Unprivileged LXC permissions on Proxmox explained: containers shift every user and group ID by 100000, so a service running as UID 999…
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Plex Hardware Transcoding on Proxmox: The Guide I Needed
Plex hardware transcoding on Proxmox: why direct play costs nothing, how to pass an Intel iGPU into an unprivileged LXC container (device…
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How to Set Up a Proxmox Home Server With Claude (The Prompt I Wish I’d Had)
A full Proxmox home server setup guide: minimum hardware requirements, how much RAM and CPU each service needs (Plex, Home Assistant, a…