@scottalanmiller I've just been using virt-manager and some ssh. I have Cockpit running on the host but haven't used it for management. It doesn't seem to reflect the guests that are running in the Cockpit gui. The cockpit-machines package is installed.

Another question - Is there any reason NOT to use UEFI boot on all guests in KVM?

@scottalanmiller Don't know. Never looked into it.

@scottalanmiller You are right. It is simple. I just worry that I will mistype a command and corrupt the guest. I worry a lot and over-think things way to often.

@scottalanmiller I'll say it again - I wish KVM had an export function that was a "one-step" process. I know I can do a clone in virt-manager but I want to be able to move the image to a new host, or for just a crude backup. Seems like every other hypervisor has that built in.

What is the proper method to move to another host without shared storage? I know you can create the xml and tar a copy but there has to be an "easier" way.

@JaredBusch I did have to research it. None of the guides I followed for conversion mentioned it though. I was skeptical that it would work without intervention. It was definitely a learning exercise.

I had a heck of a battle last night with KVM. I converted to VMs built in HV 2019 to KVM on Fedora 29. Had to use dracut and reload the kernel to get them to boot. Took a while as I am not an expert by any means with KVM. I am upgrading a server tonight and still am on the fence about which hypervisor to go with on the new build. I like KVM because it is "lightweight" and has not given me any grief on guests that were built on the host and not migrated to it. I have a handful of HV hosts and no issues either. This new install will only be running Fedora guests. Leaning more towards KVM. I wish there was an "export" feature built into virt-manager.

50Gb in the Deleted Items folder in Outlook.... Makes for fun times!

I saw that a lot on Ubuntu installs - The /boot partition that the installer created was always too small for the kernels after a few updates. Have yet to see that happen in Fedora.

I always use the NetInstall and do minimal. Don't see any reason not to.

@scottalanmiller Ok. I'll try scaling back a bit and see how it goes.

Thanks for the info. I normally use 2G of ram and 2vCPU on most Fedora installs. I will give it a go. I was mostly unsure of how much resources were used between the proxy and the back-end server. Seems like it would be more but that is why I'm asking.

@black3dynamite Yes. Minimal. I could not find anything that gave a "best practice" on what size disk was needed. I would have been guessing honestly. What about ram?

What is the best method to determine the disk size for a Nginx reverse proxy? I plan on having a minimal amout of servers behind it. ie: Nextcloud, Bookstack, and Unifi Controller. I have searched and cannot find any concrete info on how big to make the disk for the VM or how much resources to give it. This is my first attempt at setting all of this up behind a proxy.

It feels weird using PS to ssh into a Fedora VM.

It will be really nice when Cockpit can FULLY manage a KVM host.

@JaredBusch I tried switching to a Samsung galaxy S9 a few years ago. It lasted 14 days (took it back before the trial period ended) because I missed iMessage, battery life was poor, and a few other issues. I use wifi calling a lot and it didn't seem to have that at the time. Wouldn't call myself an Apple fanboy. I do love the keyboard on my wife's macBook Pro...

@JaredBusch I have an 8 plus and thought I wouldn't like the size but could not go back to a "normal" size iPhone now. With a Pelican case, it still fits fine in my front pocket.

@DustinB3403 What are some of the main reasons you use xcp-ng over KVM? I have been spending a ton of time working with KVM to steer totally clear of MS (even though Hyper-V has been great). I have mentioned numerous times that backups of guests are one of my priorities. I would rather make a few clicks to backup/export/etc at guest than risk making mistakes on command syntax.

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@bnrstnr On the appliance for XO.

So you downloaded their trial appliance rather than building from source or using the installation script you can find on my GH account.

Apparently I was not aware of your account or script. I will check it out.