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 an older kernel (6.12 maybe?) version, with security fixes but without new features or new hardware support AFAIK.

 

[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.