Funny enough, I think I came to the same conclusion. I was trying to get some simple applications setup in docker (was going to start there, then move to podman) but I was having some trouble getting it going. I was finding it super inconvenient to try to get config files and logs in and out of the container. So I decided to give LXC containers a try and man are they way easier! I now have cloudflared, inadyn, and Pihole all running in LXC containers and I’m pretty happy with them.

I will still likely setup docker and podman VMs, and maybe Kubernetes down the line, because I need to get more familiar with the for work. But I am thinking about just sticking with LXC for my personal applications.

Also, since it sounds like you are still learning Proxmox, like me, I’ll share this: https://youtu.be/LCjuiIswXGs It’s a whole Proxmox course by “Learn Linux TV” on YouTube. I am working through it one video at a time and it has been super helpful and informative!

Thanks for sharing your insights!

Oh, wow! I didn’t even realize you could do that (install a container engine in a container). I will have to check that out. Thanks for the tip!

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