Windows 11 on Proxmox

Windows 11 on Proxmox

Complete guide with all the detailed steps to install, configure and access a Windows 11 Pro Virtual Machine (VM) running on top of Proxmox VE. This virtualization platform enables the deployment and management of virtual machines running Windows Server/10/11 using KVM/QEMU. With advanced integration through the QEMU Guest Agent, VirtIO drivers, and even UEFI Secure Boot with TPM emulation for Windows 11. …

August 4, 2025 · 4 min
NUC, KVM, and Open vSwitch

NUC, KVM, and Open vSwitch

Configuration of a NUC with Ubuntu + Open vSwitch + VLANs + KVM + VMs using netplan and Open vSwitch. The networking is based on OVS and Netplan for both the Host and the virtual machines. Last year I documented here how to configure Open vSwitch with KVM. In this post I’ll get straight to the point, showing the desired final state and how to configure it. …

February 11, 2023 · 12 min
Open vSwitch and KVM

Open vSwitch and KVM

It was about time I played with Open vSwitch (OVS). I’m going to take advantage of setting up a new server with Ubuntu Server, KVM, Virtual Machines, and VLANs to build everything with Open vSwitch instead of the traditional Linux Bridge. OVS is a virtual bridge from which I’ll manage all network connections for both the server itself and its virtual machines. Some VMs will receive a Trunk interface while the majority will connect in Access mode to a specific VLAN. …

February 20, 2022 · 15 min
Remote Virt-Manager

Remote Virt-Manager

The goal is to run virt-manager from my Mac to manage VMs on a couple of remote KVM/QEMU host servers without needing to install an X11 environment on them. I’ve documented two options: the first uses a local virtual machine (VirtualBox/Parallels/…) with Ubuntu and a minimal GUI environment (just Xorg/X11 and virt-manager), the second uses HomeBrew. …

February 19, 2022 · 3 min
Linux on 'Fusion for Mac'

Linux on 'Fusion for Mac'

In this article I describe how to install Gentoo Linux 3.10.17 (64-bit, with systemd + Gnome 3) in a virtual machine (VM) running on VMWare Fusion 6 for Mac OSX version 10.9 (Mavericks). This should work the same way on a different host, such as Parallels or VMWare Workstation for Windows or Linux. …

December 20, 2013 · 12 min