Use a Samba (SMB/Cifs) Share as Datastore in Proxmox Backup Server

Problem Although Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is designed to be used with local storage it might be a good choice for you to remotely store your data. NFS and SMB/Cifs are viable choices. For both there is no GUI-ready solution. You need to do it via command line and standard Linux tools. I will focus … Read more

Running VirtualBox and Hyper-V Technology Together on the Same Windows Host Demonstrated by the Example of Proxmox With Child VMs in VirtualBox

Problem Let’s break down the stated problem from the general part to the more specific aspects. The general problem is having Hyper-V features enabled on a Windows host (because you want to use Docker for Windows or in my case WSL2) while also running virtualization using VirtualBox on the exact same machine. Without wanting to … Read more