Proxmox Backup Server Setup: The Complete PBS 4 Guide to Dedup, Retention and Offsite Sync
Proxmox Backup Server setup done right: PBS 4 install, ZFS datastore, API tokens, encryption, prune, GC, verify jobs and offsite sync, step by step.
Virtualization
Ingress NGINX to Gateway API Migration: The Step-by-Step Guide After Retirement (2026)
Ingress NGINX to Gateway API, done safely: inventory annotations, convert with ingress2gateway, fix regex and rewrite traps, and cut over with zero downtime.
Proxmox 8 to 9 Upgrade: The Complete Post-EOL Guide (Without Bricking Your Cluster)
Proxmox VE 8 is end of life. Upgrade to PVE 9 safely: pve8to9 checks, deb822 repos, Ceph Squid, cluster rolling order and every gotcha fixed.
Why Proxmox Shows Disk 100% Full When the VM Has Free Space (The Broken Discard Chain)
Why thin-provisioned Proxmox storage stays 100% full when VMs show free space: the broken 6-link discard chain, fstrim limits, and the VirtIO SCSI fix.
VMware Licensing in 2026: What Actually Changed for Small Business (And What It Costs to Stay)
Broadcom retired per-socket vSphere licensing for a 16-core minimum per CPU. Real cost buildup for 2-to-5 host SMB clusters and when staying is cheaper than migrating.
Five Reasons Your VMware to Proxmox Migration Failed (and How to Fix Each)
Five recurring causes of VMware-to-Proxmox migration failure — VirtIO controller, snapshots, dracut, thick provisioning, mounted ISOs — and the fix for each.