Proxmox vs XCP-ng in 2026: Architecture, Backups, and Real Trade-Offs [YouTube Release]

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Chapters
00:00 Proxmox vs XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra
03:06 Base OS and Design Philosophy
04:42 System Connection and Architecture
12:04 Proxmox Datacenter VS Xen Orchestra
17:37 Feature Comparisons
18:20 Ceph ZFS and Storage
20:44 Snapshot Differences
24:30 RBAC
25:20 Container Support
26:10 Backup and Disaster Recovery
38:10 Automated VM Recovery Validation