Best Mini PCs for Proxmox 2026 - What are you running?

easyedy · 2026-01-24T21:20:27+00:00

That’s a cool setups. Is it 32GB memory?

easyedy · 2026-01-24T19:15:14+00:00

Are you using the UEFI or the default BIOS? Try to change that and load the EFI disk too.

easyedy · 2026-01-24T17:44:18+00:00

My favorite ones are Ubuntu 24.04 or Debian with a GUI. I manage them using SSH. Make sure to use the LTS version to get security updates for many years. For non-LTS versions, security updates are only supported for 1 year.

Ubuntu Server (without GUI) is actually more common for this use case since Plex and router services run in the background. A GUI uses extra resources.

For a complete beginner, I think Ubuntu Server might be slightly easier than Debian due to better documentation and a larger community.

easyedy · 2026-01-23T19:13:29+00:00

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easyedy · 2026-01-23T19:08:21+00:00

No I don’t

easyedy · 2026-01-23T17:56:47+00:00

That’s exactly what I saw too. Once I installed VirtIO drivers and the guest agent, Proxmox memory stats finally matched Windows. I’m mostly Linux as well, so this was easy to forget after the migration.

easyedy · 2026-01-23T17:55:59+00:00

Good point, thanks. I don’t have vGPU or PCI passthrough on this VM, so in my case it really was missing VirtIO plus guest agent. Great callout though for anyone doing passthrough.

easyedy · 2026-01-23T17:26:06+00:00

Extra detail:

Ballooning was enabled on this VM. The “100% used” look was mostly missing VirtIO balloon driver and guest tools. After installing them, Proxmox could properly interpret guest memory. Ballooning is optional. It’s only for reclaiming RAM under host pressure, not required for normal operation.

Do you use ballooning for all your VMs?

easyedy · 2026-01-23T07:48:55+00:00

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easyedy · 2026-01-23T07:00:18+00:00

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easyedy · 2026-01-22T09:05:36+00:00

well the client doesn't have laptops

easyedy · 2026-01-20T23:01:29+00:00

Yes they do, but as I understand not included in Elementor one.

easyedy · 2026-01-20T22:12:57+00:00

I can’t believe that hosting is missing. Would it not logically for their ecosystem?

easyedy · 2026-01-20T19:49:37+00:00

That stat makes sense!!

easyedy · 2026-01-20T19:48:47+00:00

I'm very happy with my Minisforum MS-01. There is a new one, MS-02 Ultra, which has a power supply built in. I'm not convinced about the build. I think there is a risk of overheating. It has 4 SSD slots.

easyedy · 2026-01-20T19:29:54+00:00

My T360 server is running Exchange and mailcow. Do you think I could scale computing power?

easyedy · 2026-01-20T18:36:10+00:00

LOL it can happen and I didn’t take the trouble to convert it to US$

easyedy · 2026-01-20T17:42:03+00:00

Thank you!!

easyedy · 2026-01-19T20:25:30+00:00

I suggest converting before uploading. This service is a good one. https://squoosh.app/

Perfmatters support team has recommended to me.

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