Docker in Proxmox: LXC or VM?

Answer a few yes/no questions. The recommendation follows guide #1 and runs only in your browser.

Guide #1’s short answer is: if you are new to Proxmox, run Docker in a small Linux VM. An unprivileged LXC, with nesting and keyctl enabled, can still suit a trusted, low-stakes, easy-to-rebuild stack. This picker will not recommend a privileged container.

Do you need GPU or other PCI passthrough?

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Will this run untrusted, third-party, or internet-exposed workloads?

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Do you need live migration, or careful backups of this Docker host?

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Do you need nested virtualisation, or kernel modules that are not on the Proxmox host?

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Are you new to Proxmox or to running Docker on it?

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Proxmox Docker: LXC vs VM. Related: Australian homelab power-cost calculator.