Proxmox VE on aarch64 (arm64)

[Nodefield]

I know there are old threads and discussions about arm64 support with Proxmox VE, but those discussions have shifted mostly to forks of official PVE codebase. Not everyone is willing to go there.

Lot have changed when it comes to arm64 server level hardware availability both in enterprise and in homelab-level in past few years. ARM servers have become more mainstream and even the high-RAM variants of Raspberry Pi 5 enable home-lab experimenting of virtualization at low cost.

Already most software stacks, container images etc. offer native arm64 builds - and have been for years. Main workloads already natively run on ARM without being tinkerer only curiosities.

For me personally, the main attraction for ARM servers is the incredible power efficiency. Many good reasons to run ARM exist and are valid.

So, my question is:

Does Proxmox have active plans to support VE in arm64 architecture going forward? Third party forks are not the way.
Are you still staying at previous "not going there" position or willing to reconsider?

 

[Johannes S]

This is something best asked at the existing bugzilla entry: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314

In earlier discussions ( https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-on-aarch64-arm64.121925/ ) team members explained, that they don't see a large return of investment at that point in time but might reconsider later.
My personal take (I'm just a community member though so I might be wrong):
Many people migrating from Vmware use ProxmoxVE to run their legacy Windows workloads so they wouldn't gain anything from arm64 support at that time. The story might be different now since there are now some options to get arm64 workstations (e.g. from Minisforum) which are suitable as a server for small or middle businesses. There is also now competition since the Incus project released their Incus OS. It's more aimed at "API first" and devops people not people who prefer UIs for everything so the target audience is a little bit different than for ProxmoxVE though.

 

[Neobin]

 

[Elektrik1]

It is already many years lierfang released pxvirt, and selling enterprise services (works great, super stable) while proxmox being Nokia (don't see a large return of investment, x86/x64 only). It starts on homelabs and being brought to work as enterprises.

But who cares, Incus OS is great, has an Web UI, nice console management, I personally think it's a matter of time now...

 

[Johannes S]

Where can you purchase enterprice services for pxvirt?

 

[elektritter]

Ok, I understand right, in 2026 Proxmox has no arm64 support. Because of "missing enterprise-grade arm64 servers" ... wow.


What level of enterprise-grade server are you waiting for? I have a budget here for arm64-ready hypervisors, not being OpenStack. And it is ... weird to see that Proxmox is going that way.

And I think this is f* stupid. Seems that OpenNebula is getting our money.

 

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Guten Abend, das Unternehmen Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, 1050 Vienna, Austria, wird schon wissen, das sie tun und in welchen Entwicklungsabschnitten, was sie neues Bringen.

 

[Johannes S]

First a disclaimer: I don't work for Proxmox and have no insights in their decision-making process. So take following with a grain of salt.

What level of enterprise-grade server are you waiting for?

This question should be asked at office@proxmox.com if you are interested in a common business oppurturnity.

I have a budget here for arm64-ready hypervisors, not being OpenStack.

Which hardware are you planning to use? The main argument of Proxmox developers was that lack of available arm64 hardware suitable for enterprise servers makes testing hard and they don't see much market potential but they are willing to reevaluate if this changes. I can imagine that they might be interested if you know of potential hardware suited for testing and potential customers willing to buy subscriptions for arm64.

And it is ... weird to see that Proxmox is going that way.

You are missing that there are a lot of different usecases which might not be the same as yours. Many small businesses migrate to PVE because they have some Windows vms with business software and don't want to pay the Broadcom tax. Since this kind of stuff only runs on x64 these companies doesn't care about arm64.

 

[Neobin]

Post in thread 'Proxmox VE arm64'

May 21, 2026

whether native ARM64 support is being actively explored internally

Yes.

what technical limitations currently exist

From our side no actual blockers for server/enterprise HW.

whether there are roadmap discussions around enterprise ARM support

Yes.

and how the Proxmox team sees ARM adoption evolving over the next 5–10 years

If the server enterprise hardware on the horizon materializes: quite positive.

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