https://adamazl.github.io/homelab/tags/containers/Recent content in Containers on The Home LabHugoen-usSun, 15 Mar 2026 00:37:20 +1300https://adamazl.github.io/homelab/posts/docker-vs-lxc-proxmox/Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://adamazl.github.io/homelab/posts/docker-vs-lxc-proxmox/<h2 id="the-confusion">The Confusion</h2> <p>New Proxmox users often ask: should I run Docker inside a VM, Docker inside an LXC container, or use Proxmox&rsquo;s native LXC containers directly? The answer depends on what you&rsquo;re running and what you value. This post breaks down the trade-offs.</p> <h2 id="what-is-lxc">What Is LXC?</h2> <p>LXC (Linux Containers) is an OS-level virtualisation technology. LXC containers share the host kernel but have their own filesystem, process tree, network stack, and user namespace. They boot like lightweight VMs — you run <code>pct start 101</code> and get a full Linux environment in under a second.</p>