Virtualization with KVM, Proxmox and Docker

Virtualization is the backbone of modern IT infrastructures – and it starts with the right foundation. Linux-based hypervisors such as KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) offer native virtualization directly in the operating system kernel. As a Type 1 hypervisor, KVM operates directly on top of the hardware, enabling powerful, secure, and efficient execution of virtual machines.

Proxmox is built on this foundation – a web-based management platform that uses KVM as a virtualization backend and simultaneously supports containers via LXC. Proxmox enables the easy creation, startup, cloning, and migration of virtual machines and containers – with an intuitive interface, yet still with complete control.

Parallel to traditional virtualization, containerization with Docker has established itself as a lightweight solution. Instead of replicating an entire virtual machine, it simply creates an isolated environment for individual applications – ideal for portable, scalable, and automatable IT structures.

The interaction of hypervisor, management frontend and container technology forms an open, modular architecture with which modern IT solutions can be implemented flexibly, resource-efficiently and independently of proprietary platforms.