Subj : Re: Linux
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Lonewolf
Date : Sat Oct 25 2025 17:59:58

  Re: Re: Linux
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Lonewolf on Sat Oct 25 2025 01:07 pm

 -=>> Lonewolf wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Lo>> Something I'm fairly new to is Proxmox. I'm running a VM of Windows 10 32
 Lo>> bit to host my Synchronet BBS server under it. It's been up about a month
 Lo>> now and so far it seems pretty snappy on an older Dell i5 7th gen Intel
 Lo>> with 32G memory. I'm also hosting PiHole on the same Proxmox server. I
 Lo>> think I like it better than Virtual Box, performance wise.

 PF> Welcome down the rabbit hole!

 PF> I worked with VMWare for a couple of years on high-end hardware, dealt
 PF> with VMWare's hardware compatibility list changes, and got used to VMs
 PF> being particular about their hardware.

 PF> I took the laptop the BBS ran on in bare metal, added some more memory (it
 PF> was running 32-bit Windows, so only 4GB) and put Proxmox on it.
 PF> Re-installed the BBS as a guest on the same hardware, and it ran perfectly
 PF> - plus gave me the ability to do snapshots and run other VMs as well.

Yes, besides the Windows 10 32 bit host for the BBS being very snappy under Proxmox, I like being able to easily back up the VM. Compared to Virtual Box, Proxmox handles resources a lot better in my experience. 

Lonewolf
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