Running HA in Proxmox: Performance Configuration Tips & Tricks [2023]

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We could also link other threads that have useful configuration information such as this one on optimizing power consumption:

PSA How to configure Proxmox for lower power usage

Hello all, I want to share something I recently discovered while running Home Assistant in a Proxmox 6.4-12. You can tune a Proxmox installation to consume less power with a simple command. In a default Proxmox configuration the OS is tuned to “performance”. In my case it means the CPU is running 100% all the time. It’s possible to configure a different profile so the CPU is “sleeping” more. And a more idle CPU means less power usage. These CPU states are called CPU governor states. The amou…