Proxmox VE now available for ARM64

Plot twist in server land: Proxmox, the popular tool people use to run lots of computers inside one bigger computer, has finally arrived on ARM64 — the chip family behind many newer low-power machines. On paper, this is a big deal: same release schedule, same support promises, same main features as the old version. But the comments? Absolutely not in a calm, “congrats team” mood. The biggest reaction was a loud, immediate reality check: this is not the ARM release many home tinkerers dreamed of. Raspberry Pi owners and mini gadget collectors got hit with a brutal "not invited" sign, because many cheap consumer boards won’t work.

That sparked the thread’s main drama: is this a win, or a corporate-only party? One commenter bluntly called it “Corpo-only support,” while another tried to look on the bright side, arguing maybe this will finally pressure the small-board market to grow up. Others were already mentally designing adorable little rack setups with Snapdragon mini PCs, basically turning the thread into a mix of wish list, cope session, and hardware fantasy league.

Then came the saltier twist: one user said they were literally leaving Proxmox because the company had previously signaled ARM support wasn’t happening — and now, suddenly, it is. Ouch. That gave the launch an awkward “you came back after I moved on” energy. Even the cautious crowd chimed in with a nervous “few things to be wary of,” reminding everyone that this shiny expansion still comes with a pile of limits. So yes, it’s a milestone — but the community response was less victory lap, more group chat meltdown with spreadsheets.