Approved Hardware List

[IceManJB]

Does VE have a Hardware Compatibility List? Found a retired thread that was empty that said "never mind found it in the wiki".

Thank you.

 

[leesteken]

M

Post in thread 'Does Proxmox have a HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)?'

Nov 11, 2025

Hi riahc3

There is no offical PVE HCL but PVE uses a modified Ubuntu Kernel you can check the Ubuntu HCL. PVE9 currently uses Kernel version 6.14 (Ubuntu HWE) and you can opt-in for a 6.17 Kernel.

Just be aware that the Ubuntu HCL, as you already mentioned, does not show all possible hardware combinations, especially RAID controllers (only the basic models tested?)

• MarkusKo

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[gctwnl]

M

Post in thread 'Does Proxmox have a HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)?'

Nov 11, 2025

Hi riahc3

There is no offical PVE HCL but PVE uses a modified Ubuntu Kernel you can check the Ubuntu HCL. PVE9 currently uses Kernel version 6.14 (Ubuntu HWE) and you can opt-in for a 6.17 Kernel.

Just be aware that the Ubuntu HCL, as you already mentioned, does not show all possible hardware combinations, especially RAID controllers (only the basic models tested?)

• MarkusKo

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I think PVE uses Debian and not Ubuntu, right? Not that it is a major difference, I suspect.

 

[leesteken]

I think PVE uses Debian and not Ubuntu, right? Not that it is a major difference, I suspect.

It uses Debian user space but a kernel based on Ubuntu. Since drivers and hardware support come with the kernel, use a Ubuntu Live Installer to test for hardware support.

EDIT: Use an Ubuntu version with the same Linux kernel version as Proxmox (currently 6.17). Debian uses a much older kernel version (with security fixes but without new features or new hardware support).

 

[gctwnl]

It uses Debian user space but a kernel based on Ubuntu. Since drivers and hardware support come with the kernel, use a Ubuntu Live Installer to test for hardware support.

EDIT: Use an Ubuntu version with the same Linux kernel version as Proxmox (currently 6.17). Debian uses a much older kernel version (with security fixes but without new features or new hardware support).

You learn something every day. Thank you. I read a bit about it and it is quite a clever approach it seems.