xcp VS XenOrchestraInstallerUpdater

If you want to run Windows, xen is a non-starter:

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/105

Proxmox / KVM is the only better alternative to ESXi that can support all of Windows security mitigiations such as Core Isolation, which requires nested virtualization

I think this is the issue I saw and there's a workaround posted since I last visited. Maybe it could work for you? https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/283

XCP-ng have it on the roadmap.

Maybe check out the docker plugin for XCP? https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Docker-in-XCP-ng

I've been using XCP-ng for a while and I much prefer Xen Orchestra (from sources using this script) over the Proxmox UI.

By the sounds of it youre not running the built from source version. I use this git repo to build Xen Orchestra from source to allow for all features to be unlocked. Super easy.

If plan on using xcp-ng for any period of time, I suggest setting up the orchestra vm on your own and use this script to build orchestra yourself, so you can actually apply patches to your hosts from the GUI, and, more importantly, so you can see all the pretty graphs without paying for a commercial license on the official build.

This is my weapon of choice for my homelab setup: https://github.com/ronivay/XenOrchestraInstallerUpdater

with the unpaid version of xcp you get a quick install verion of XOA that is not fully featured, including not being able to update and patch. But with this github repo you can install the fully featured XOA from the source. they even have a docker image of it if I remeber correctly. Or you can pay for support and get the full version.

There's also a script available written by another nperson which will automate the deployment of a Libre (Free) Edition (aka "From the sources" version) of XOA for you in a matter of minutes. Give this a look: https://github.com/ronivay/XenOrchestraInstallerUpdater

I'm excited for the potential: xo-installer. This looks like a great next step for my local VMs.