5 Proxmox Fixes Worth Doing This Weekend

If you run a Proxmox home lab, these are 5 Proxmox fixes and optimizations that are absolutely worth doing this weekend. In this video, I walk through real-world Proxmox VE settings and improvements that I have personally tested in my own environment to improve storage efficiency, VM migrations, networking consistency, high availability behavior, and overall day-to-day management. Any of these are great weekend home lab projects! Read the written blog on this one here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/05/5-proxmox-optimizations-worth-doing-this-weekend/?utm_source=chatgpt.com The mini PC that I am using for my Proxmox cluster hosts: https://geni.us/CAXeu2B Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/ ★ Skool Community https://www.skool.com/homelabexplorers/about?ref=25f64c297b724689ae81c7dd30ba2c21 ★ Substack URL: bleevht.substack.com ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro - 5 Proxmox fixes worth doing this weekend 00:53 Why Proxmox optimizations matter in a growing home lab 01:47 Fix #1 - Enable discard on VM disks 03:30 Fix #2 - Standardize CPU types for better migrations 05:59 Fix #3 - Move networking to Proxmox SDN 07:21 Fix #4 - Enable dynamic HA balancing in Proxmox 9.1.8 08:38 Fix #5 - Improve visibility with Proxmox tools 10:31 Recap - The 5 Proxmox fixes explained 11:24 Final thoughts and home lab lessons 11:46 Which Proxmox fixes are you using? 11:54 Like, subscribe, and what’s next