By Ayush Pande
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 21:00:00
ESXi may have solid integration with Broadcom’s virtualization suite, but Proxmox isn’t far behind when it comes to first-party tools. Although it’s still in the early development stage, Proxmox Datacenter Manager is a solid utility for keeping an eye on multiple nodes and migrating virtual guests between them. And then there’s Proxmox Backup Server, which provides deduplication, compression, and easier recovery methods in addition to supporting remote syncs between PBS nodes.
But what really sets the Proxmox ecosystem apart from the rest of the virtualization platforms is the sheer number of scripts, packages, and tools created by the PVE community. Take the Backup Proxmox PBS & PVE System Files repository by tis24dev, for example. It’s a powerful script that simplifies recovery by adding extra functionality to my Proxmox ecosystem – and it’s something I’ve configured on all my PVE (and even PBS) nodes.
The default PBS setup only saves virtual guest snapshots
And leaves important PVE configs out of the equation
I’ve been using Proxmox Backup Server instead of the built-in vzdump facility for months, and it has definitely improved my home lab’s resilience. Since PBS compresses the snapshots and runs deduplication algorithms to scan for extra files, my VM and LXC backups don’t occupy a lot of space. Thanks to its live restore and granular recovery provisions, I don’t…
