LXCs vs VMs - What Was My Rationale?

So in my last video, we took a look at what I've got running in my home lab back here, and we briefly discussed the hardware. Last video: https://youtu.be/JomK2bzad78 Then we talked about the two Proxmox servers I've got for production and the one I've got for testing and development. I don't develop, but it's for testing and tutorials, that sort of thing. I guess that's the better way to word that. In the comment section of the last video I released about all of this stuff, a couple of people asked what was my rationale in deploying LXCs or Linux containers for each of my individual services rather than throwing up a couple of VMs, installing Docker, and then putting all of my services in those couple of VMs. And I think that's a great question. We discuss my rationale of my setup in this video. Blog post/transcript: https://dbtechreviews.com/2024/05/01/lxcs-vs-vms-what-was-my-rationale/ /=========================================/ Additional info on LXCs and VMs: ✅ LXC Pros: - Lightweight: LXCs share the host system’s kernel, making them much faster to start and use fewer resources than VMs. ✅ LXC Cons: - Limited Isolation: They provide some isolation, but since they share the kernel, a security issue in one container could potentially impact others. -Linux-only: LXCs can only run Linux distributions that are compatible with the host’s kernel. ✅ Use for VMs: - Running applications that require a specific operating system not compatible with the host. - Situations where a high degree of security and isolation is critical. - Running software that requires direct access to hardware resources. /=========================================/ Get early, ad-free access to new content by becoming a channel member, or a Patron! ✅ https://www.patreon.com/dbtech ✅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVy16RS5eEDh8anP8j94G2A/join All My Social Links: ✅ https://dbt3.ch/@dbtech Join Discord! ✅ https://discord.gg/M9J6hFq