May Why Proxmox
✅ Proxmox vs Windows Host — Headless Operation & Crash Resilience
Running Proxmox as host (with Windows in a VM) gives major benefits over running Windows directly on the hardware — especially for headless remote access and crash recovery.
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🧩 In Practice for a Sage 50 Server
- Windows Server runs as a VM on Proxmox
- If the Windows VM crashes, you can still:
- Access the Proxmox web GUI via
https://your-ip:8006 - SSH into the host
- Reboot, restore, or snapshot the VM
- Access the Proxmox web GUI via
- You retain full control of the system without a screen or keyboard
———————————————– | | Windows update gets stuck | Force reboot the VM from Proxmox web interface | | Windows login is broken | Restore a prior VM snapshot in seconds | | Power failure | Auto-resume VMs on boot (if enabled) | | Need to access files in a broken VM | Mount the VM disk in another VM or recover via CLI |
✅ Conclusion
Proxmox gives you true server-grade remote access and VM control, even if your Windows environment fails.
It’s far more resilient and maintainable than running Windows directly on bare metal.