Proxmox Pulse
Storage, ZFS & Backup Strategies
Tune Your Homelab ZFS Pool on Proxmox VE
Most homelabbers install a five-disk RAID-Z2 array in Proxmox VE then ignore it until backups start taking hours — here's what actually matters about pool tuning.
12 min read
Articles — Page 8 of 21
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Networking, VLANs & Security Hardening
Setting Up Multiple Physical NICs as Trunk Ports for VLAN
Most homelab tutorials show a single Ethernet cable from your switch into one network port, then tag every other
11 min read
LXC Containers & Docker
Docker vs Podman for Proxmox LXC: Which Container Runtime Wins
Both run fine in Proxmox containers. The real difference is how they handle fuse-overlayfs under the hood when you're not running privileged.
8 min read
Installation & Initial Setup
Proxmox Bonding: Active-Backup vs LACP for Network Resilience
Bonded interfaces on Proxmox VE let VM traffic flow across several cables instead of a single port, so when an SFP fails you don't lose everything at once. The real question is which bonding mode matches what your switch can actually do — active-backup for simplicity or LACP for throughput.
9 min read
Virtualization & VM Management
Automate Proxmox VE: Essential Scripts for Homelab Backups, Health Checks & VLANs
These small focused tools replace tedious manual tasks so you can reclaim time on your homelab cluster without adding another automation layer.
8 min read
Storage, ZFS & Backup Strategies
ZFS vs LVM-Thin Backups: Which Proxmox Storage Is Right for You
Your backups might be broken even if they run every night—here's how your choice between ZFS and LVM-thin changes everything under load.
10 min read
Networking, VLANs & Security Hardening
Proxmox VE 9.x VLAN Setup: Bridge vs SDN VRF Routing Guide
VLAN-aware bridges are just the beginning — Proxmox VE 9.x adds SDN VRF routing that lets multiple VLANs share one physical interface without IP conflicts.
11 min read
LXC Containers & Docker
OCI Containers vs LXC in Proxmox VE — Storage, Networking & Performance Guide
Proxmox VE's new OCI runtime uses a different stack than LXC — here's how overlay2 beats fuse-overlayfs in write-heavy workloads and when each actually makes sense on modest hardware.
7 min read
Installation & Initial Setup
Why You Should Try Data Center Manager 1.1 on Your Homelab
Data Center Manager (DCM) is Proxmox's new web-based tool for automating host installation across multiple nodes
10 min read
Virtualization & VM Management
How to Pin VMs to NUMA Nodes in Proxmox VE
Silent remote-memory access is costing performance in most default setups — here's how to fix it without overcomplicating your Proxmox VMs.
9 min read
Storage, ZFS & Backup Strategies
ZFS Tuning Guide: Optimize Proxmox Homelab Storage
Most people leave their ZFS pool running on defaults. Three simple knobs give you most of the performance benefit with almost zero ongoing cost.
10 min read
Networking, VLANs & Security Hardening
VLAN Tagging for Proxmox VE: Bridges, Containers & Firewall Rules
Most people configure their bridges correctly but still lose traffic between subnets because they misunderstand which packets get tagged, when, and why it matters for your switch ports.
10 min read