Despite Broadcom’s recent licensing shift, I’ll never migrate my home lab to ESXi

Over the years, I’ve experimented with numerous server operating systems and have built home labs on everything from good ol’ (barebones) Debian and containerization platforms to the community-favorite Proxmox and the behemoth that’s Harvester. Heck, I daresay GUI distros – and even Windows 11 – have their niche uses when you’re just starting out as a home lab enthusiast.

But as someone who fantasized about running a powerful ESXi rig as a nerdy server-loving kid, I’m…