Curious to know what the experiences are for those who are sticking to bare metal. Would like to better understand what keeps such admins from migrating to containers, Docker, Podman, Virtual Machines, etc. What keeps you on bare metal in 2025?
Curious to know what the experiences are for those who are sticking to bare metal. Would like to better understand what keeps such admins from migrating to containers, Docker, Podman, Virtual Machines, etc. What keeps you on bare metal in 2025?
I run my NAS and Home Assistant on bare metal.
Both of those are much easier to manage on bare metal. Everything else runs virtualized on my Proxmox cluster, whether it’s Docker stacks on a dedicated VM, an application that I want to run separately in an LXC, or something heavier in its own VM.
I’m curious why you feel these are easier to run on bare metal? I only ask as I’ve just built my first proxmox PC with the intent to run TrueNAS and Home Assistant OS as VMs, with 8x SAS enterprise drives on an HBA passed through to the TrueNAS VM.
Is it mostly about separation of concerns, or is there some other dragon awaiting me (aside from the power bills after I switch over)?