Alternative to VMWare hddsx ( @hddsx@lemmy.ca ) Free and Open Source Software • 3 months ago message-square19fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131message-squareAlternative to VMWare hddsx ( @hddsx@lemmy.ca ) Free and Open Source Software • 3 months ago message-square19fedilink
Is there a friendly alternative to VMWare/Virtualbox? I would move back to Virtualbox, but it’s now owned by oracle
minus-square PenguinCoder ( @Penguincoder@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-23 months agoProxmox will do 90% of everything you need, coming from VMWare/EsXi. It can import and read your existing vmdks.
minus-square hddsx ( @hddsx@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilink1•3 months agoLooks a bit overkill, as I just use workstation pro. Do you have any familiarity with it to see if it’s easy to run a single VM?
minus-square PenguinCoder ( @Penguincoder@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agoWell it is a hypervisor like ESXI, so same concept. Running one vm would be simple, but yes; overkill. It is not the same level of virtualzation that Virtualbox is. For that, you could look into using Virt-manager if using a Linux based host.
Proxmox will do 90% of everything you need, coming from VMWare/EsXi. It can import and read your existing vmdks.
Looks a bit overkill, as I just use workstation pro. Do you have any familiarity with it to see if it’s easy to run a single VM?
Well it is a hypervisor like ESXI, so same concept. Running one vm would be simple, but yes; overkill. It is not the same level of virtualzation that Virtualbox is. For that, you could look into using Virt-manager if using a Linux based host.