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Two glass containers showing different layered structures side by side.

OCI Containers vs LXC in Proxmox VE — Storage, Networking & Performance Guide

Proxmox VE's new OCI runtime uses a different stack than LXC — here's how overlay2 beats fuse-overlayfs in write-heavy workloads and when each actually makes sense on modest hardware.

Jul 25, 2026 7 min read

Two transparent storage layers hovering over server drives, one frosted and clear.

LXC Containers & Docker

Docker Storage Drivers: fuse-overlayfs vs overlay2 for Proxmox LXC

Most homelab workloads run fine with fuse-overlayfs in an unprivileged container. The real decision comes down to your storage backend, I/O patterns, and whether you need GPU access.

Jul 20, 2026 9 min read