For years, I've wanted a straightforward way to create and manage virtual machines. I tried VirtualBox, QEMU/KVM, and a few others, but none felt right for the long haul. My final hope? Proxmox.
A few years back, I snagged a cheap used Lenovo ThinkPad. I added a 1TB SSD (I already had two smaller ones), plus 32GB of RAM. Suddenly, I had everything I needed.
Preparing the USB stick was a breeze with this command:
caligula burn <iso_name>
I installed Proxmox, and I have to say, my first impressions are fantastic. I spun up an Ubuntu Server VM in no time, and the simplicity blew me away. Now, I'm excited to experiment more: setting up a backup server, DNS, build pipelines, and whatever else catches my eye.
Stay tuned as I dive deeper!