feat(video): You should be using Proxmox Backup Server

Author: timothystewart6

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+title: "You should be using Proxmox Backup Server"
+date: 2024-09-28 08:00:00 -0500
+categories: homelab
+tags: proxmox homelab
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+
+After years of ignoring it, I finally switched back to Proxmox Backup Server and reclaimed 6TB of disk space.  Totally worth it.
+
+{% include embed/youtube.html id='KxPl8SHREcE' %}
+📺 [Watch Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxPl8SHREcE)
+
+## Info
+
+The disk, network, and computational savings are incredible with Proxmox Backup Server and you should be using it if you are running Proxmox VE.  I used NFS for years and only now do I realize how inefficient that is.  This is why I started using Proxmox Backup Server once again.
+
+Helpful links:
+
+- [Proxmox Backup Server Documentation](https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/)
+
+- [Proxmox Backup Server Prune Simulator](https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/prune-simulator/)
+
+- [Guide on using NFS for your Proxmox Backup Server Dataset](https://www.derekseaman.com/2023/04/how-to-setup-synology-nfs-for-proxmox-backup-server-datastore.html)
+
+## Join the conversation
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After years of ignoring it, I finally switched back to Proxmox Backup Server and reclaimed 6TB of disk space. Totally worth it.<a href="https://t.co/SSFrkSkutT">https://t.co/SSFrkSkutT</a> <a href="https://t.co/AeMSjPqLOI">pic.twitter.com/AeMSjPqLOI</a></p>&mdash; Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/TechnoTimLive/status/1840086612480536811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
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