# Installation method with ZFS on proxmox

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/installation-method-with-zfs-on-proxmox/230668>\
**Category:** 📦 Appliances (Docker, Snappy, VM, NCP, AIO)\
**Tags:** snap, linux, aio, proxmox, lxc\
**Created:** [August 20, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/installation-method-with-zfs-on-proxmox/230668 "2025-08-20T18:45:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/installation-method-with-zfs-on-proxmox/230668/8 "2025-08-22T17:23:19Z")

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Just like you, I’m running Proxmox at home. Personally, I prefer using a VM with Ubuntu where I have Nextcloud AIO running. In a second VM, I’ve got NGINX Proxy Manager, since I self-host around 15 different apps, including websites, all in Docker containers.

It really depends on what you want to use your Nextcloud setup for.

Here’s a great reference you might find useful: my own test setup combining Proxmox + Nextcloud AIO + NGINX Proxy Manager. It’s all laid out in detail here: [https://help.nextcloud.com/t/testing-large-file-synchronization-with-nextcloud-aio-and-nginx-proxy-june-2025-update/226681?u=vawaver](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/testing-large-file-synchronization-with-nextcloud-aio-and-nginx-proxy-june-2025-update/226681)

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Here’s what you can find in that thread:

- A **large file sync test** (~20 GB) using Nextcloud AIO behind an NGINX proxy on Proxmox, with excellent stability thanks to:

- My recommended setup:

Those are the best-practice elements if you’re planning to host Nextcloud and other services locally and want things to run smoothly.

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**TL;DR setup summary:**

1. **VM #1:** Ubuntu VM in Proxmox, running Nextcloud AIO.
2. **VM #2:** Another Ubuntu VM running NGINX Proxy Manager (Docker) + other apps.
3. Router forwards HTTP/HTTPS to NPM.
4. NPM routes traffic to your Nextcloud instance (and other apps), with automatic SSL.

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