virtualization
Installation
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Virtualization: Hypervisors, VMs, and Infrastructure
Create, configure, and manage virtual machines across hypervisors - from single-node Proxmox setups to multi-node clusters with HA, live migration, and GPU passthrough. The goal is production-ready VM infrastructure with correct storage, memory, and CPU config that won't bite you at 3 AM.
Target versions (verified April 2026):
| Tool | Version | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox VE | 9.1 | Nov 2025 | Debian 13.2 (trixie), kernel 6.17.2, QEMU 10.1.2 |
| Proxmox Backup Server | 4.1 | Nov 2025 | Dedup, incremental, prune policies |
| bpg/proxmox (Terraform) | 0.100.0 | Apr 2026 | Primary Proxmox IaC provider |
| QEMU | 10.2.2 | Mar 2026 | Stable (11.0-rc2 in progress) |
| libvirt | 12.0.0 | Jan 2026 | Hypervisor abstraction layer |
| XCP-ng | 8.3 LTS | Oct 2024 | Xen-based, LTS since Jun 2025, EOL Nov 2028 |
| VMware ESXi | 8.0 U3i | Feb 2026 | Broadcom-owned, licensing upheaval |
| VirtualBox | 7.2.6 | Jan 2026 | Dev/testing only |
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