Is there a Container or some way to run a standalone Windows Desktop app without using a VM first to run Windows? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Athensz343 路 2023-11-22 02:51 I have Proxmox VE OS installed on two connected desktops in my apartment, I also have the ability to VPN into apartment router remotely and operate as if I where physically there. The desktop app I want to run is AlfaBooks, they're like a better version of Calibre, only they cost like $40.00 for one time fee, which I am not opposed to. It also comes with their web server app, which acts like a Calibre Content Server. However in the future, I may find othet desktop apps that I'd like to run on Proxmox without a VM in the middle. Any ideas? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HorizonTGC 路 2023-11-22 04:33 A containerized app does not need a VM because it shares the kernel with the host OS. You an run Linux apps in a container on Proxmox because Proxmox has a Linux kernal. But if you want to run Windows apps, you need a Windows kernel. There is a thing called Windows Container, but it can only run on a Windows host. https://learn.microsoft.com/en- us/virtualization/windowscontainers/about/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- emprahsFury 路 2023-11-22 04:52 In addition, if op does set up a windows vm, and it's a server version, he can setup a RemoteApp which as i understand it lets you stream an installed app, presumably with his alfabooks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Athensz343 路 2023-11-22 16:03 I see, 馃. So I think I may have misunderstood the concepts of VMs and Containers, a bit. So for the Windows Container Kernel needing a host. Is it me running a Windows Host like Windows Server on Proxmox? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Richmondez 路 2023-11-22 20:42 If the app runs correctly in Wine you might be able to rig something together with that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Athensz343 路 2023-11-22 22:12 I haven't been using it on Linux or tried, I got rid of Ubuntu and Linux Mint in favor of Proxmox VE OS which aligns with my needs and objectives.