Proxmox / VMware
Proxmox platforms for new deployments, with expert help for VMware migrations
A virtualization platform built for control, flexibility, and long-term value
Virtualization is a foundational layer in modern business infrastructure. It is where servers, services, applications, and internal platforms come together on hardware that needs to be efficient, resilient, and easy to manage.
Our virtualization offering is centered on Proxmox VE, a Linux-based, fully open-source platform for running both virtual machines and containers. It gives businesses a modern virtualization stack with centralized management, clustering, storage integration, and high availability, without forcing them into the licensing overhead and vendor lock-in that often come with proprietary platforms.
Built for new Proxmox deployments first
Starnix’s Proxmox server offering is designed for businesses that want a brand new Proxmox environment deployed properly from the start. That might mean standing up a single-node virtualization host, building a multi-node cluster, designing shared storage, or creating a platform that supports both Linux and Windows guest workloads.
We design the environment around the workload, growth expectations, resilience requirements, and operational model of the business. The result is a Proxmox platform that feels deliberate and production-ready.
A strong fit for businesses that want VMware-like capability without VMware dependency
Proxmox VE combines KVM for virtual machines and LXC for containers, with an integrated web interface and CLI for managing compute, storage, networking, clusters, backups, and high-availability resources. It supports live migration, clustering, storage replication, software-defined networking options, and backup/restore workflows in one platform.
That makes it a strong choice for organizations that want enterprise-grade virtualization features while keeping more control over architecture, support model, and ongoing cost.
VMware migration support is there when you need it
While our Proxmox product offering is focused on new deployments, we also help organizations migrate from existing VMware environments where that makes sense. For customers facing VMware renewal pressure or looking to modernize their virtualization stack, we can design the Proxmox target environment and support the migration path into it.
Whether you are starting fresh or looking for a way out of an aging VMware footprint, we can help you land on a Proxmox platform that is built to run well in production.
Proxmox VE combines two virtualization models in one platform: KVM for full virtual machines and LXC for system containers. That gives the environment flexibility to host traditional VM workloads alongside lighter-weight containerized services, depending on what the application or business case actually needs.
Proxmox can run as a single node or as a cluster of many nodes managed through a unified web interface and CLI. Its cluster architecture uses corosync and the Proxmox cluster file system, pmxcfs, to maintain shared configuration state across the environment.
This is one of the key reasons Proxmox scales well from a small deployment into a more capable virtualization platform. It gives administrators a centralized way to manage hosts, guests, networks, storage, and HA resources as the environment grows.
Proxmox supports live migration of running virtual machines between cluster nodes, allowing workloads to move with no noticeable interruption to end users in supported scenarios. It also supports automated high availability through ha-manager, which can detect failures and restart managed resources on other nodes in the cluster.
Proxmox is designed to integrate compute, storage, and networking in one platform. It supports a wide range of storage back ends and includes storage replication, backup and restore workflows, and disaster recovery support as part of the overall platform design. It also works well with hyper-converged Ceph architectures where compute and replicated storage live on the same nodes.
Proxmox supports management of virtual networks and includes software-defined networking capabilities in the wider platform. That makes it possible to build environments that are straightforward for smaller deployments but still have room to grow into more segmented, resilient, and automation-friendly network designs.
Proxmox VE is fully open source. Businesses can deploy it without proprietary hypervisor licensing while still having the option of commercial subscriptions and support from the vendor.
For many organizations, that combination is one of the biggest advantages. It provides the transparency and flexibility of open source while still supporting a professional, supportable production model.
From a technical perspective, Proxmox is strong both as a fresh virtualization platform and as a landing zone for environments moving away from VMware. Its clustering, high availability, live migration, storage integration, and mixed VM/container support make it practical for businesses that want to standardize on one flexible platform going forward.
Managed virtualization operations, not just a hypervisor install
A virtualization platform only creates lasting value if it stays stable, monitored, backed up, and aligned with the workloads it is hosting. Once in production, it needs host maintenance, storage oversight, cluster health checks, backup readiness, and operational support that keeps the whole environment dependable over time.
That is what Starnix provides. Our managed Proxmox service is built around the realities of production virtualization, not just the initial deployment.
What our managed support includes
Our support is designed around the practical needs of running Proxmox in the field.
- Proxmox host deployment and maintenance
- Cluster setup and health oversight
- Storage integration and replication support
- Backup strategy, restore readiness, and recovery planning
- Patch management and platform updates
- Virtual machine and container operational support
- Monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning
- Performance review and troubleshooting
Support for both infrastructure and the workloads it carries
Virtualization issues are not always confined to the hypervisor layer. Sometimes the real problem involves storage latency, cluster communication, guest workload pressure, backup strategy, or the interaction between hosts and the applications running inside them.
That is why we support the platform as an operational whole. We look at the health of the Proxmox environment itself and at how that environment is serving the business systems that depend on it.
A strong fit for Linux-first businesses and mixed guest environments
Proxmox aligns naturally with Starnix’s Linux and open source roots, which makes it a strong platform for customers who value control, transparency, and flexibility. At the same time, it is fully capable of hosting mixed guest environments, including Linux and Windows workloads, on infrastructure that is designed and supported with business use in mind.