What You'll Learn

• Hardware planning and compatibility
• Initial Proxmox installation on multiple nodes
• Creating a cluster and enabling HA
• Configuring shared storage (NFS)

Time estimate: 1-2 hours depending on hardware availability

Test Your Knowledge

Before diving in, check your understanding of one thing this tutorial assumes:

What’s the main difference between an LXC container and a VM in Proxmox?

1. LXCs are always slower than VMs

2. LXCs share the host’s kernel; VMs run their own separate kernel

3. VMs can only run Linux; LXCs can run any OS

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That’s the reason LXCs are lighter-weight — no separate kernel to boot or maintain — which is why this tutorial prefers them for most services.