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ProxLB Enters Its Next Chapter with credativ

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Two years ago I started working on a project called ProxLB because something essential was missing in my daily work with Proxmox VE based clusters. At that time I was deeply involved in my BoxyBSD project which provides free VPS instances for people who are interested in BSD systems. Running such an environment made it very clear that a DRS like resource scheduler was needed to keep workloads balanced and clusters healthy. Since there was no solution available that matched these needs I decided to build one myself.

ProxLB was publicly released on the seventh of July in 2024 and introduced a first functional version of a DRS like scheduler for Proxmox VE. After announcing the project on Reddit and several other platforms the feedback was overwhelming. Many users quickly pointed out features that were missing at that time and also shared ideas based on their real world usage. This resulted in a rapid development phase where important features such as affinity and anti affinity rules were introduced and refined.

Over the following years ProxLB evolved into one of the major solutions for resource scheduling in Proxmox VE based clusters and found its way into many enterprise environments. The project grew not only in terms of features but also in terms of visibility within the community. One of the highlights was the invitation to the Dutch Proxmox Day 2025 in Ede in the Netherlands which was hosted by the Tuxis team. Being able to present the project there was a strong signal that ProxLB had become relevant far beyond its original scope.

During all this time my employer credativ GmbH from Germany supported me by allowing me to work on ProxLB during my regular work time. credativ is well known as an open source focused company and this support was a crucial factor for the steady progress of the project. Still some people remained skeptical because ProxLB was largely driven by a single person which raised concerns about long term maintainability.

Taking this feedback seriously and also considering some personal aspects I decided that it was time to strengthen the future of the project in a sustainable way. This led to the decision to gift both the ProxLB and ProxCLMC projects to credativ GmbH. By moving the projects into an organization that lives and breathes open source this step ensures better long term maintainability broader collaboration and a more resilient development process.

I am genuinely happy to say that ProxLB and ProxCLMC could not have found a better new home. With credativ as the new maintainer I am confident that the projects will continue to grow and serve the Proxmox community even better in the future. At the same time I remain closely connected to the projects and look forward to supporting their next chapter.

It is also important to mention that ProxLB required not only a significant amount of time but also money. Infrastructure had to be operated development and test environments had to be maintained and all of this came with ongoing costs. Throughout the entire journey ProxLB never generated any income and I never accepted donations. This makes the move to credativ even more meaningful because it places the project on a stable foundation without changing its open and community driven spirit but at the same time I need to shut down the current infrastrucutre (hosted on my own systems) for it.

With this transition I am looking ahead with optimism and excitement. ProxLB started as a personal solution to a concrete problem and has grown into a widely used open source project. Now with credativ GmbH as its new home it is well prepared for a strong and sustainable future.