PegaProx Adds Direct File-Level Restore for VMs

Restoring individual files from a backup directly back into a guest VM has been one of the often-requested features for Proxmox VE and PegaProx. With my latest addition into PegaProx, this is finally becoming a reality! PegaProx File Level Restore Instead of downloading files from a backup to the local system first and then manually uploading them back into the .... [read more] |


Meet the PegaProx Team at ProxDay 2026

PegaProx is coming to ProxDay 2026! On October 15, 2026, the Proxmox community will meet at ProxDay in Mönchengladbach, Germany, and this year you will have the opportunity to meet members of the PegaProx team in person and learn more about multi-cluster management for Proxmox VE. PegaProx at Proxday 2026 I will be attending ProxDay together with Nico Schmidt , .... [read more] |


PegaProx: NetApp ONTAP Snapshots for Proxmox VE

I am currently working on a new storage integration for PegaProx. The idea is to move snapshot operations directly to the place where the data is stored: the storage system itself. Instead of only using the built in snapshot functionality of Proxmox VE, PegaProx will be able to create and manage snapshots directly on NetApp ONTAP storage systems. PegaProx with .... [read more] |


Sylve: FreeBSD bhyve Virtualization with Ansible Automation

When talking about open-source virtualization platforms, Proxmox VE is probably one of the first solutions that comes to mind. It combines KVM virtual machines, LXC containers, storage, networking and clustering behind a convenient management interface. But what if you want to build the same kind of environment on FreeBSD ? This is exactly where Sylve becomes interesting. Some more general .... [read more] |


BoxyBSD Returns to FreeBSD: Migrating from Proxmox VE to Sylve with bhyve

Some journeys don't end where you expect them to. Sometimes they bring you right back to where everything began, only with a lot more experience and a much better ecosystem waiting for you. That's exactly what is happening with BoxyBSD . When I first launched the project, the entire infrastructure was powered by FreeBSD and the bhyve hypervisor. It felt .... [read more] |


snac2 with native push notifications

snac2 with native push notifications? One of the most requested features for mobile users has finally arrived by adding native push notification support for iOS and Android applications is now available for snac and snac2. I've been a snac citizen in the Fediverse (because Mastodon is just too fat when running a single user instance) since the very beginning of .... [read more] |


BackupPilot – Bringing Proxmox Backup Server to the Desktop

BackupPilot brings the Proxmox Backup Server to the Linux Desktop! For many years, Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) has established itself as one of the most efficient and reliable backup solutions in the open-source ecosystem. It is widely used alongside Proxmox VE to protect virtual machines and containers through fast, incremental, and deduplicated backups. However, the Proxmox ecosystem is not limited .... [read more] |


Starling – A Lightweight ActivityPub Server for the Fediverse

Starling (not to mix up with Starlink) is a lightweight and minimalist ActivityPub server for the Fediverse. Written entirely in PHP and powered by SQLite, Starling makes it possible to run your own decentralized social network on shared hosting, low-resource VPS systems, or simple self-hosted environments. The Fediverse is a decentralized social networking ecosystem based on open standards such as .... [read more] |


Coding After AI - Are Humans Still Good Enough for Software Development?

The last weeks were pretty crazy when it comes to security issues that affect basically everyone. Applications, virtualization stacks like QEMU, CI/CD platforms, operating systems, kernels and even components that were considered stable and trusted for years suddenly became part of critical discussions again. What makes this wave of vulnerabilities different is not only the technical impact itself. It is .... [read more] |


Ubuntu 26.04 LTS LXC Template for Proxmox 8 and 9 – Download

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has just been released, yet Proxmox does not immediately provide an official LXC container template for it. The reason? Because people were asking for it . This is the same as we already encounted in the past for Debian 13 . Ubuntu 26.04 LXC Template for Proxmox VE by gyptazy. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS LXC Template for Proxmox This .... [read more] |