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Migrate VM OS to Physical Device: A Proxmox V2P Walkthrough

Migrate VM OS to physical device with dd and qemu-img, then fix the bootloader. Here's the Proxmox V2P process that actually works.

NguyenOctober 6, 20262 min read

Technical

Proxmox Disk Comment: You Can’t Add One in the GUI, But Here’s the Workaround

Proxmox doesn't support disk comments in the web UI or config files. Use disk labels or a simple naming convention to keep track of physical disks.

NguyenOctober 4, 20261 min read

Technical

ZFS on SAN LUNs in Proxmox: A Practical Test

I tested ZFS on an iSCSI LUN from TrueNAS in Proxmox. Here's what actually works, what breaks, and why you might skip it for a homelab.

NguyenOctober 3, 20261 min read

Technical

ZFS Pool Won’t Import After Switching from /dev/sdx to /dev/disk/by-id – Mixed vdev Paths

ZFS pool won’t import after switching from /dev/sdx to /dev/disk/by-id? Mixed vdev paths break the import.

NguyenOctober 3, 20263 min read

Technical

Proxmox Snapshot Best Practices for a Homelab

Proxmox snapshot best practices: use snapshots for quick rollbacks, not backups. Test restores, know your storage limits, and don't trust a snapshot you

NguyenOctober 1, 20262 min read

Technical

Mount SMB/CIFS Share in LXC Containers with Different Credentials

You can't bind mount an SMB share into multiple LXC containers with different credentials. Mount it on the Proxmox host with one set of creds, then bind

NguyenOctober 1, 20262 min read

Technical

How to move a raw disk image from LVM-thin storage in Proxmox

Moving a raw disk image from LVM-thin is easy with qm move-disk, but manual copy works too. Here's when to use each and how to handle format conversion.

NguyenSeptember 30, 20262 min read