Guidance Needed on Proxmox Storage Layout for Mixed VM and Media Use
A self-hoster setting up a new NAS device wants to run Proxmox with both virtualization workloads (snapshots, LXC containers, VMs) and media storage on the same mirrored array, but is unsure which storage layout and filesystem will support both use cases and remain accessible from Windows. This is an individual configuration question rather than a broader product gap.
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