• daFRAKKINpope@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Proxmox.

    I spin up VM’s and pass through my graphics card. If I’m studying I’ll but into kbuntu. If I’m playing or streaming video games, windows 10. I also have several VMs for different purposes. A Win10 with quicken for tracking family expenses. A Proxmox backup server to house backup images from my primary Proxmox cluster, using three old PCs. As an example.

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      1 year ago

      Can you say more about this? The video card you’re passing through is on the Proxmox server, yes? Then you’re booting VMs and connecting via a thin client?

      No lag issues? Are you connecting local USB devices to your thin client? What about video conferencing?

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        1 year ago

        “The video card you’re passing through is on the Proxmox server, yes?”

        Yes, although my gaming PC itself is the Proxmox Server. So I plug the monitor directly into it. I also have some thin clients that can play the game remotely from the host. A Steamlink and a Steamdeck, and as long as they’re on the same wifi network it works great!

        The benefit for me is I can move between different operating systems like dual booting, but it’s way easier to pivot to a whole new OS.

        Techno Tim has a YouTube video that I watched a few years ago that sparked the idea. Google Techno Tim Remote Gaming or follow this link if you’d like to watch more.