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forums.lawrencesystems.com/t/when-you-should-and-should-not-use-docker-in-proxmox-lxc/26607

Should you run Docker in a Proxmox LXC container or a Virtual Machine? In this video, we move past the generic 'it depends' answer and look at the actual architectural requirements for Docker on Proxmox 9.1

Previous video covering LXC, Docker, and VM's
youtu.be/RB4ZEZ3I3tA?si=N35HnQnm-qlOPeWD

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Chapters
00:00 Running Docker in LXC
00:30 VM VS LXC Resource Usage
02:23 Isolation and Stability
03:30 Live Migration
04:08 Storage Mounting
05:30 Resource Usage
06:22 ZFS Optimization
08:11 When to choose LXC VS VM for Docker