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Blog posts
Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi: A Practical Comparison for Admins Considering the Switch
VMware's licensing changes have a lot of admins looking at Proxmox VE. Here's an honest architecture and cost comparison for ESXi admins, plus a real walkthrough of importing a VM with the built-in Import Wizard so you can test it yourself.
How to Import an OVA or OVF Virtual Appliance into Proxmox VE
Proxmox has no one-click OVA import button. Here is the real CLI workflow for extracting an OVA, creating a matching VM, and importing the disk with qm importdisk.
How to Install Proxmox VE on VMware Workstation (Nested Virtualization for Testing)
No spare hardware for Proxmox VE? You can run it nested inside VMware Workstation on your own laptop. This guide covers the CPU passthrough setting, networking mode, and installer steps that actually make it work, plus what won't run in this setup.
How to Migrate VMs from VMware ESXi to Proxmox VE Using the Import Wizard
Leaving VMware ESXi? Here's how to use Proxmox VE's built-in Import Wizard to pull VMs directly off an ESXi host, what Live-Import really risks, and the VirtIO/BIOS cleanup steps you'll need afterward.