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Is there a Container or some way to run a standalone Windows Desktop app without using a VM first to run Windows? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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I have Proxmox VE OS installed on two connected desktops in my apartment, I also have the ability to VPN into apartment router remotely and operate as if I where physically there.

The desktop app I want to run is AlfaBooks, they're like a better version of Calibre, only they cost like $40.00 for one time fee, which I am not opposed to. It also comes with their web server app, which acts like a Calibre Content Server.

However in the future, I may find othet desktop apps that I'd like to run on Proxmox without a VM in the middle.

Any ideas?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

A containerized app does not need a VM because it shares the kernel with the host OS. You an run Linux apps in a container on Proxmox because Proxmox has a Linux kernal. But if you want to run Windows apps, you need a Windows kernel.

There is a thing called Windows Container, but it can only run on a Windows host.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/about/

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