A Proxmox Plex server plan built around GPU passthrough
The setup would turn a Dell CAD workstation into a server. The hardware has an Intel Xeon CPU, 64 GB of memory, and an NVIDIA Quadro P2200 , and it currently runs Windows 11 Pro.
The plan is to erase Windows 11, install Proxmox VE as the main system, and run several VMs on top of it. The planned VMs include Windows Server 2025 for Plex, a backup server, a local web server in a DMZ, and possibly a few lighter VMs later.
The main concern is passing the Quadro P2200 directly into the Windows Server VM through , so Plex can use hardware transcoding for H.264 and H.265 video. The open questions are whether free Proxmox supports , whether the Quadro P2200 is stable in this setup, what common NVIDIA problems to expect, and whether Plex is better on Windows Server 2025 or Linux.
Key points
- The plan is to replace Windows 11 with Proxmox VE on a Dell workstation.
- Plex, backups, and a local web server would run in separate VMs.
- The Plex VM would use an NVIDIA Quadro P2200 through .
- The goal is hardware transcoding for H.264 and H.265 video in Plex.
- For a , the general service-splitting idea is more relevant than the detail.