5 Reasons LXC Containers Crush Virtual Machines in Proxmox
Should you run your homelab on a virtual machine... or an LXC container? After five years of running Proxmox, I can finally tell you exactly which one I prefer — and why.
In this video, I break down the real-world differences between Proxmox LXC containers and virtual machines. From disk size and resource sharing to backup strategies and boot times, I'll show you why I've completely switched to unprivileged LXC containers for my entire homelab and media server setup.
But it's not all sunshine — there's one important caveat you NEED to know about before making the switch. I'll cover that too, plus my approach to running Docker inside LXC containers.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - LXC vs VM Explained
02:15 - Reason 1: Size of the Images
03:07 - Reason 2: Resource Sharing (GPU Passthrough!)
04:23 - Reason 3: Backup Size
07:02 - Reason 4: Storage Options
08:10 - Reason 5: Boot Speed
08:48 - The LXC Caveat You Need to Know
09:47 - Multiple LXCs or One LXC with Docker?
11:12 - Closing Thoughts
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