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Blog posts
Proxmox VE Storage Types Explained: Directory vs LVM vs ZFS vs Ceph (Which Should You Use?)
Proxmox VE offers eight different storage types and the Add Storage dropdown doesn't explain any of them. Here's what Directory, LVM-Thin, ZFS, NFS, and Ceph actually do, and how to pick the right one.
Proxmox VE Disk Image Formats Explained: Raw vs qcow2 vs VMDK
Raw, qcow2, and vmdk look like an arbitrary dropdown when you add a VM disk in Proxmox VE, but each one trades off snapshots, thin provisioning, and I/O overhead differently. Here is what each format actually does, which storage backends support them, and how to convert between them without guesswork.
Understanding Proxmox VE Disk Cache Modes: Write Back, Write Through, None, and Direct Sync Explained
Learn what each Proxmox VE disk cache mode actually does at the QEMU level, why ZFS needs Direct sync instead of the default, and how to choose safely between No cache, Write back, Write through, and Write back (unsafe) without risking data loss on host failure.
How to Deploy a Hyper-Converged Ceph Cluster in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Setup Guide)
Turn the local disks in your Proxmox VE nodes into one shared, self-healing storage pool. Install Ceph, create monitors, managers, and OSDs, build a pool, and wire it up as VM storage.
How to Upgrade Proxmox VE 8 to Proxmox VE 9 (Complete Step-by-Step Guide)
A complete, safe walkthrough for upgrading a Proxmox VE 8.x host or cluster to Proxmox VE 9, covering pre-upgrade checks, repository migration to Trixie, Ceph and HA considerations, and post-upgrade verification.
Diagnosing and Fixing Flapping Ceph OSDs in a Proxmox VE Hyper-Converged Cluster
A field-tested workflow for diagnosing flapping and down Ceph OSDs on Proxmox VE 9.2 clusters: network, disk, memory, and clock-skew root causes, with exact pveceph and ceph CLI commands to stabilize and fix the cluster.