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47 articles tagged Containers, newest first.
Kubernetes 1.37 Makes Rootless Kubelet Beta
Kubernetes 1.37 promotes KubeletInUserNamespace to beta, letting node components run as a non-root host user and reducing breakout impact.
Nginx Proxy Manager vs Traefik on Proxmox: Which Reverse Proxy Should You Choose?
A reverse proxy gives applications running on Proxmox consistent domain names, HTTPS certificates and a controlled path from users to internal services.
Pi hole vs AdGuard Home on Proxmox: Which DNS Blocker Is Better?
Pi hole and AdGuard Home can block advertising, tracking and unwanted domains across an entire network.
Plex vs Jellyfin on Proxmox: Which Media Server Is Better?
Plex and Jellyfin can turn a Proxmox server into a centralized platform for streaming movies, television programs, music and other personal media.
QEMU vs KVM in Proxmox: What Is the Difference?
QEMU and KVM are frequently discussed as competing virtualization technologies, but that comparison is misleading.
Should You Run Pi hole in LXC or a VM on Proxmox?
Pi hole needs very little processing power, memory or storage, making it an ideal service to host on Proxmox.
Should You Run Plex in LXC or a VM on Proxmox?
Plex Media Server can run successfully in either a Proxmox LXC container or a virtual machine.
Should You Run the Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application on Proxmox?
Running the Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application on Proxmox can be an efficient way to manage access points, switches and other UniFi network devices with...
UniFi Controller vs UniFi CloudKey: Should You Host UniFi on Proxmox?
A UniFi network needs a management system to adopt access points, configure switches, collect statistics and apply network policies.
Is Terraform the Best Way to Manage Proxmox Infrastructure?
Terraform is one of the most effective tools for creating repeatable Proxmox infrastructure.
Portainer vs Proxmox Container Management: Which Gives You More Control?
Portainer and Proxmox both provide graphical interfaces for managing containers, but they control different layers of infrastructure.
Should You Run Portainer in LXC or a VM on Proxmox?
Portainer provides a graphical interface for managing Docker containers, images, volumes, networks and application stacks.
Should You Run Traefik in Docker, LXC or a VM on Proxmox?
Traefik can run in several ways on Proxmox.
Traefik vs Nginx Proxy Manager on Proxmox: Which Is Easier?
Running several applications on Proxmox usually creates a routing problem.
Proxmox in Docker Sounds Wrong, Which Is Exactly Why Everyone Couldn’t Look Away
Some projects arrive with a clean pitch.
Proxmox Kernel 6.14 Just Got Cut Loose, and Homelab Admins Are Feeling the Floor Move
Kernel news usually lands like dry toast: necessary, technical, and easy to ignore until something breaks.
Proxmox Doesn’t Need a TrueNAS Killer. It Needs a Storage Story That Makes Sense.
Every popular platform eventually reaches the same awkward moment: users stop asking what it can do and start asking why the rest of their stack has to ...
This Tiny TMNT Homelab Is Cute Until You Realize It’s a Full Production Pipeline
A themed homelab can go wrong fast.
Ansible vs Terraform for Proxmox Automation: Which Should You Use?
Manually creating Proxmox virtual machines works well when an environment contains a few stable workloads.
Can Ansible Fully Automate a Proxmox Cluster?
Ansible can automate most of a Proxmox cluster’s routine lifecycle, including node preparation, cluster creation, virtual machine deployment, storage co...
Proxmox vs XCP ng: Which Open Source Hypervisor Is Better?
Choosing between Proxmox VE and XCP ng is difficult because both platforms solve the same central problem: running and managing virtual machines without...
Should You Choose XCP ng or Proxmox for a VMware Migration?
Leaving VMware involves more than selecting another hypervisor.
Terraform vs Manual Proxmox Deployment: Which Is More Reliable?
Creating a virtual machine manually through the Proxmox interface can feel more reliable than using Terraform.
A Stack of Cheap Lenovos and a Raspberry Pi Turned Into the Perfect Homelab Rabbit Hole
A pile of Lenovo mini machines, a Raspberry Pi 5, and one very dangerous question: what should this cluster run?
Proxmox 8 to 9 Went So Smoothly It Made People Suspicious of Their Own Anxiety
Major infrastructure upgrades usually come with a little ritual dread.
Proxmox Became a Symbol in Europe’s Messy Fight to Take Tech Back
The call was simple enough: vote for Proxmox on goeuropean.org.
Proxmox Kernel Updates Are Exhausting, But Ignoring Them Feels Even Worse
Kernel updates have been coming fast enough lately that even patient Proxmox users are starting to feel the grind.
The GTX 1080 Ti Still Has the VRAM, but the Future Has Moved On Without It
The GTX 1080 Ti refuses to die gracefully.
VMware’s VCF 9.1 Requirements Feel Like a Door Slamming Shut on Smaller Labs
There’s a specific kind of frustration that hits when a platform you’ve invested time, hardware, and patience into suddenly decides your environment isn...
Kernel 7.0 Broke the Containers, and Suddenly the “Easy Upgrade” Didn’t Feel So Easy
There’s a special kind of silence after a server reboot.
Press Update and Pray: The Proxmox 9.2 Upgrade Has Admins Excited, Nervous, and Already Checking Their Backups
Proxmox VE 9.2 is turning into one of those upgrades that sounds exciting right up until you remember what kind of machines it’s supposed to touch.
Proxmox 9.2 Is Here, and the Homelab Crowd Is Already Arguing About What “Better” Should Mean
Proxmox 9.2 didn’t arrive quietly.
Proxmox 9.2 Landed, and the Real Fight Is Over How Much Power the UI Should Have
Proxmox 9.2 didn’t just show up as another version number.
The LXC vs VM Debate Is Really About Fear, Control, and How Much Isolation Helps You Sleep at Night
The question sounded innocent: when should someone use an LXC, and when should they use a VM?
Nobody Trusts VMware Anymore, and That Might Be the Real Collapse No One Saw Coming
**Nobody Trusts VMware Anymore, and That Might Be the Real Collapse No One Saw Coming** ## The Product Isn’t the Problem There’s a strange tension run...
I Thought I Didn’t Understand Docker—Turns Out Everyone Else Is Arguing About the Wrong Thing
**“I Thought I Didn’t Understand Docker—Turns Out Everyone Else Is Arguing About the Wrong Thing”** <div style="width:100%;display:flex;justify-content...
Kubernetes’ Quiet Security Revolution Is Here—and It Might Break Everything Before It Fixes Anything
Six years of development, testing, iteration, and probably a lot of second-guessing, and user namespaces in Kubernetes didn’t arrive with fireworks.
Six Years of Silence Explodes Into One Feature That Could Quietly Rewrite Kubernetes Security Forever
**“Six Years of Silence Explodes Into One Feature That Could Quietly Rewrite Kubernetes Security Forever”** ## A Feature Years in the Making Finally Su...
MicroVMs Might Kill Your Containers — And That’s Exactly Why People Are Excited
MicroVMs inside Proxmox are forcing people to rethink the old container-versus-VM debate by offering a lighter path to isolation with real caveats.
Proxmox LXC vs VM vs Docker in 2026: Which to Use for What [Decision Guide]
Proxmox LXC vs VM vs Docker in LXC: a decision guide comparing security, performance, backup behavior, and operational risk so you can pick the right model for each workload.
Why Kubernetes 1.35 Feels Like a Security-First Release
Kubernetes 1.35 isn't your typical incremental update. With cgroup v1 dropped, hardened certificate validation, constrained impersonation, and user namespaces enabled by default, this release reads like the security overhaul the platform has needed for years.
LXC Meets Docker? And Other Questions About Proxmox 9.1
Proxmox VE 9.1 introduces OCI image support for LXC containers and more. We answer the biggest questions about this release, from Docker-in-LXC fixes to TPM changes and upgrade stability.
Proxmox 9.1 Can 'Run Docker Containers'… but Not the Way You Think
Proxmox 9.1's new OCI container feature promises Docker-like functionality, but the reality is more nuanced. We dive into what actually works, what doesn't, and why this isn't the Docker replacement many hoped for.
Why Some Enterprises Still Ban Docker (and What Devs Are Doing About It)
While containers are mainstream, many large regulated organizations still ban Docker on developer machines. Here's why the restrictions exist and how dev teams work around them.
Docker in LXC on Proxmox: Risks, Tradeoffs, and Lessons
Running Docker inside LXC containers on Proxmox seems efficient, but is it safe? Community insights reveal the real risks and rewards of containers-in-containers.
Podman vs. Docker: Better on Paper, Losing in Practice
Podman is objectively better in many ways—rootless, daemonless, secure. So why does Docker still dominate? Turns out, being better on paper isn't enough when the real world runs on docs, support, and stability.
Why Kubernetes Still Doesn't Natively Support Live Container Migration (And Why It Should)
Kubernetes has mastered orchestration, but still lacks native live container migration. Explore why this feature is missing, how CAST AI is changing the game with CRIU, and why it's time for K8s to catch up.