Proxmox Snapshots Are Not Backups: The Difference Matters
Proxmox snapshots make short-term rollbacks easy, but they remain tied to the original VM and storage. That makes them useful tools, not replacements for real backups.
Proxmox snapshots make short-term rollbacks easy, but they remain tied to the original VM and storage. That makes them useful tools, not replacements for real backups.
A responsive Proxmox host does not mean every virtual machine is healthy. Storage delays, memory pressure, guest failures and network problems can leave one VM frozen while the node remains online.
Januscape breaks one of the most important assumptions in virtualization: that a compromised VM remains isolated from its host. The real risk, however, depends heavily on nested virtualization.
Proxmox VE 8 reaches end of support in August 2026. Here is why administrators should plan the move to Proxmox VE 9 now, verify backups and review their infrastructure before upgrading.