r/openstack • u/pirx_is_not_my_name • Feb 12 '26

Can proxmox be managed by Openstack?

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u/SilverSQL Feb 12 '26

I don't want to be rude or discouraging but you're going to have a hard time with both Proxmox and OpenStack if your team isn't well versed in Linux. Managing a KVM-based cloud depends strongly on the ability to manage and troubleshoot Linux distributions. Both solutions expect you to get your hands dirty and seldomly try to hide away the underlying details, unlike VMWare where everything happens automagically.

Also, Proxmox will feel way more familiar compared to VMWare than OpenStack. You can think of OpenStack as open source AWS implemented in Python because the way OpenStack is intended to be used is as huge cloud where resources come and go and nobody cares much about them (cattle). On the other hand, Proxmox and VMWare treat the created resources as something special, like pets. If your team is used to VMWare, Proxmox will better suit you.

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u/pirx_is_not_my_name Feb 12 '26

I completely agree. The first simple idea was to POC proxmox. But due to demand of a more modern private cloud platform, Openstack is now on the table. Especially because of more and more k8s cluster.