>Proxmox, XCP-ng, VMWare ESXi, Kubernetes, docker, etc, etc.
It will be a bit general but what's the best use case here?
I mean try to build a home server, self host some services but there are so many options.
- Proxmox, run a VM for each service. And it supports LXC too.
- A vanilla Linux server which runs a type 2 hypervisor (QEMU) for each service
- Docker can be also done either in a single server but some people do it with something like Unraid (which is for NAS but support virtualization too). Very similarly you can install Docker in OpenMediaVault too.
Feels like there are so many ways to achive the same thing
It comes down to what you want to do and what you're comfortable with.
For the last 4 years, I've used a Proxmox and LXC-based setup. I create LXCs for specific services like nfs, jellyfin, and minecraft where I can fine-tune the memory and cpu specs or turn off the LXC when not in use. Then I have an LXC for all of my docker-based services.
It will be a bit general but what's the best use case here?
I mean try to build a home server, self host some services but there are so many options.
- Proxmox, run a VM for each service. And it supports LXC too.
- A vanilla Linux server which runs a type 2 hypervisor (QEMU) for each service
- Docker can be also done either in a single server but some people do it with something like Unraid (which is for NAS but support virtualization too). Very similarly you can install Docker in OpenMediaVault too.
Feels like there are so many ways to achive the same thing