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'''Proxmox Virtual Environment''' ('''PVE''', or simply '''Proxmox''') is a [[virtualization]] platform designed for the provisioning of [[hyper-converged infrastructure]].

Proxmox allows deployment and management of [[virtual machine]]s and [[OS-level virtualization|containers]].<ref>{{ cite book | author = Simon M.C. Cheng | title = Proxmox High Availability | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PtskBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT41 | date = 31 October 2014 | publisher = Packt Publishing Ltd | isbn = 978-1-78398-089-5 | pages = 41– }}</ref><ref>{{ cite journal | last = Plura | first = Michael | date = July 2013 | title = Aus dem Nähkästchen | url = http://www.heise.de/ix/inhalt/2013/07/74/ | journal = IX Magazin | volume = 2013 | issue = 7 | pages = 74–77 | publisher = Heise Zeitschriften Verlag | access-date = July 20, 2015 }}</ref> It is based on a modified [[DebianUbuntu]] LTS kernel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel|title=Proxmox VE Kernel - Proxmox VE|website=pve.proxmox.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> Two types of virtualization are supported: container-based with [[LXC]] (starting from version 4.0 replacing [[OpenVZ]] used in version up to 3.4, included<ref>{{cite web |url=http://proxmox.com/en/news/press-releases/proxmox-ve-4-0-released |title=Proxmox VE 4.0 with Linux Containers (LXC) and new HA Manager released|date=11 December 2015 |work=Proxmox |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>), and full virtualization with [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine|KVM]].<ref name="zd2011">{{cite web |url= https://www.zdnet.com/article/proxmox-the-ultimate-hypervisor/ |title=Proxmox: The Ultimate Hypervisor |date= July 11, 2011 |work= ZDNet |author=Ken Hess |access-date= September 29, 2021 }}</ref>

It includes a web-based management interface.<ref>Vervloesem, Koen. [http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/proxmox-ve-2-0-review-a-virtualization-server-for-any-situation "Proxmox VE 2.0 review – A virtualization server for any situation"], ''[[Linux User & Developer]]'', 11 April 2012. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.</ref><ref name="drilling">{{cite journal |last=Drilling |first=Thomas |date=May 2013 |title=Virtualization Control Room |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2013/150/Proxmox-VE |journal=Linux Pro Magazine |publisher=Linux New Media USA |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> There is also a mobile application available for controlling PVE environments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proxmox Virtual Environment |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.proxmox.app.pve_flutter_frontend |website=Google Play |publisher=Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH |access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>

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==Proxmox Datacenter Manager==

At the end of 2024 it was announced that new product is being developed - Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM). Its role is to aggregate management of multiple PVE clusters or hosts, possibly thousands. First release was labelled as alpha, with beta and stable versions expected in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |author1=t.lamprecht |title=Proxmox Datacenter Manager - First Alpha Release |url=https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-datacenter-manager-first-alpha-release.159324/ |website=Proxmox forum |access-date=9 July 2025 |date=Dec 19, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==

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* [[Comparison of platform virtualization software]]