LXC vs VM: Choosing the Right Proxmox Container Type for Your Homelab Workload
Proxmox hands you two completely different ways to run a workload, LXC containers and full VMs, and the “New CT” and “Create VM” buttons sit right next to each other in the UI like the choice barely matters. It matters. Pick the wrong one for a given workload and you’ll either waste resources you didn’t need to waste, or hit a wall six months in when something a container fundamentally can’t do turns out to be exactly what you needed. Here’s how to actually decide, workload by workload, instead of defaulting to whichever one you set up first. ...