VM to CT
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No, you could setup a new lxc with the same distribution and copy your configuration and data from the vm to it. This should work but might be easier to reinstall everything and adding the data afterwards.
Please note that PVEs manual recommends using docker only inside a vm to avoid running into trouble.
How would I go about that?, dam I’m running docker in the VM, what’s wrong with it?
I'm not sue I understand your question correctly but I would do it like this: Look in the container templates whether the distribution of your vm is available and spin up a new container with it, install and configure the software I would want to use in it ( e.G. nginx for a webserver ). Afterwards I would copy the data with rsync or scp ( if it's on local storage) from the vm to the lxc. If the data lives on a NAS I would create a bind mount and put it inside the container like described in the manual:
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Linux_Container
Since there is already a working environment ( the vm ) configuration shouldn't take long.
Afterwards setup backup schedule for the new container. I would also keep the vm ( although shutdown) and backup of it for sone time so I can still to use it in case the container doesn't work or I need to look sonething up.
The issue with docker inside lxc was discussed several times in the past, one example:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/docker-in-unpriviledged-lxc-or-dedicated-vm.156369/
My biggest gripe with them is that you can't avoid a downtime during a migration.
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