Proxmox VE 9 & Backup Server 4 Beta: Deep Dive of Features!

In this video, I’m diving into the huge new updates from Proxmox—Proxmox VE 9 Beta and Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta. These releases bring seriously exciting changes, including shared LVM snapshot support, live RAIDZ expansion, S3-compatible backup storage, faster VM restores, SDN improvements, and more. Great Proxmox Mini PC: https://geni.us/geekoma52025-3 Written blog post on the new Proxmox VE Server 9 Beta and Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta releases: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/07/proxmox-ve-9-beta-is-here-all-the-new-features-you-need-to-know/ https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/07/proxmox-backup-server-4-0-beta-released-try-the-new-features-today/ 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/ Introduction to two new Proxmox releases! 0:00 Quick list of new features in Proxmox VE Server 9.0 Beta - 11:16 Now based on Debian 13 and new Linux kernel - 1:46 Cgroup2 now required - 2:16 QEMU 10 - 2:20 LXC 6.x - 2:30 Storage improvements, new ZFS, Ceph - 2:42 Snapshot support for shared LVM volumes on iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NFS - 3:25 SDN enhancements - 4:16 Network interface pinning - 4:35 Dark Mode default - 4:48 GlusterFS support removed - 4:58 Security and compatibility enhancements - 5:20 Installer and ESXi migration utility - 5:42 Proxmox Backup Server restores are faster - 6:07 Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta and what PBS is - 6:27 List of new features with Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta - 6:53 Now supports S3 compatible storage, including AWS S3, Wasabi, and MinIO - 7:31 Add disks to ZFS pools without downtime - 8:13 Autorun sync jobs when removable storage is connected - 8:22 Better UI and OpenID workflow, fixes for bugs, etc - 8:40 Garbage collection is now smarter and more intelligent with bypassing protected jobs - 9:01 Should you update or run the Proxmox VE Server 9 Beta or Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta - 9:22 Wrapping up my thoughts on the Proxmox VE Server 9.0 Beta release and PBS 4.0 Beta - 10:00