VIRTUALIZATION
Building a Modern Private Cloud with Proxmox VE
Migrating physical workloads into a resilient, scalable virtualization platform. We designed and deployed a highly available Private Cloud infrastructure using Proxmox VE, delivering improved resource utilization, high availability, and simplified management.
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Client
Confidential
Industry
Various
Duration
10 Weeks
Role
Lead Systems Architect
The Challenge
- ✕Underutilized physical servers
- ✕No high availability or failover
- ✕Manual provisioning and lengthy deployments
- ✕Limited backup and disaster recovery
- ✕High operational and hardware costs
- ✕Difficulty managing multiple environments
Our Solution
- ✓Proxmox VE HA Cluster with shared storage
- ✓Ceph storage for performance and redundancy
- ✓Automated VM provisioning with templates
- ✓Proxmox Backup Server for data protection
- ✓Network segmentation using VLANs
- ✓Centralized monitoring and alerting
Key Results
- ✓99.99% platform uptime achieved
- ✓50% reduction in hardware costs
- ✓5x faster VM provisioning
- ✓80% improved resource utilization
- ✓Zero data loss with automated backups
- ✓Scalable infrastructure for future growth
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture Overview
Internet → pfSense Firewall → Core SwitchManagement Network 10.10.10.0/24
Proxmox VE HA ClusterNode 1 · Node 2 · Node 3
Ceph Storage ClusterMonitor · OSD 1 · OSD 2 · OSD N
Proxmox Backup Server + Monitoring Stack (Prometheus + Grafana)
TECHNOLOGY STACK
Tools & Platforms Used
Proxmox VE
Ceph
ZFS
PBS
Docker
Ansible
Nginx
Cloudflare
Grafana
Prometheus
Loki
WireGuard
KEY METRICS
Project Metrics
3
Physical Servers
18+
Virtual Machines
120+
Containers
99.99%
Platform Uptime
50%
Lower Hardware Costs
5 min
Avg VM Deployment
10TB+
Ceph Storage Capacity
24/7
Monitoring & Alerting
PROJECT GALLERY
Screenshots & Diagrams
Proxmox Dashboard
HA Cluster Status
Ceph Storage Overview
Backup & Replication
Physical Server Rack
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