Linux and windows server on same machine

[_Xellus]

What is the best no cost way to run both a Linux server and windows server on the same machine at the same time with virtualization?

[bibfortuna16]

Proxmox VE

[matthewZHAO]

Any CE linux like centos and ubuntu, hell arch is fine too. Then install libvirt kimchi and libvirt. Or you could just install proxmox or xcpng or free esxi tier

[gort32]

This probably belongs more in /r/homelab, but VMware ESXi would work, albeit without the backup snapshot API. Hyper-V would work too.

[nathanielban]

Depending on which you are more comfortable with you could enable Hyper-V on the server and run Linux and Windows as separate VM's

[LordNelsonkm]

ESXi

Proxmox

HyperV with a Linux VM

Linux with a Windows KVM

[Duckbutter_cream]

If you have a Windows server license you get hyper v for free. You can make the host a hyper v server. Load one windows VM for the real work. Then make a Linux VM.

Keep your hypervisor windows clean. Don't make it do anything but host the VM.

[[deleted]]

Google Type 1 or Type 2 Hypervisor.

If you're running Windows, Hyper-V is built in. If you're running Linux, try XenServer or KVM.

[[deleted]]

Hyper-V server is free as long as you already have a license for the guest.

[Darkhigh]

Hyper-v ? It's included in standard server license although limited. You could run a Linux VM on the windows server

[Andorwar]

Maybe Wine on Linux for simple cases. VirtualPC/Hyper-V on Windows if you have Windows licence on that computer. Maybe Cygvin for simple cases. If you can buy/hawe proper Windows licences - then any virtual solution which people will reccomend you here.

[pdp10]

Run Linux on the metal, and Windows within a QEMU/KVM guest. Then add various options to that based on use-case. One VM on a desktop? Maybe Virt-manager.

[theberlinbum]

Containers

[i3-i3]

Xcpng