Proxmox Virtualization & NAS Migration
Separating storage and application roles across virtual machines and Linux containers.
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Project Goal
Improve maintainability by moving away from an all-in-one host.
This migration reorganized a growing homelab so storage, media, DNS, and web services have clearer ownership boundaries. Shared storage moved into an OpenMediaVault virtual machine, while application workloads were placed into dedicated Proxmox Linux containers where appropriate.
What Was Built
Public-safe overview of the resulting architecture.
- Dedicated OpenMediaVault virtual machine for NAS, NFS, and SMB duties
- Separate Linux containers for selected application workloads
- NFS-backed media access for services that require shared storage
- Split Proxmox storage targets for backups, installation images, templates, and virtual-machine data
- Post-migration validation for mounts, service reachability, and application health
Skills Demonstrated
Infrastructure concepts practiced through the migration.
- Virtualization planning and workload separation
- Linux storage administration with NFS and SMB
- Service migration with rollback awareness and validation
- Clear operational documentation for future maintenance
Future Improvements
Useful next steps.
- Add a sanitized storage and service architecture diagram
- Document backup-restore testing results
- Expand monitoring for storage utilization and mount availability