I use a Mac Pro 2013 to run my homelab stuff and I have it running macOS still because I’m an idiot.
Would you recommend using VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox for VM management?
I find this thing can be more sluggish than I’d expect for something with a high end Xenon and 64GB of RAM
#selfhosting #macpro #virtualization #homelab
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