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Running Debian 13 in UTM on Apple Silicon

Native ARM64 virtualization with a Debian netinstall ISO — no emulation required

Step-by-step guide to creating a Debian 13 (Trixie) ARM64 virtual machine in UTM on an Apple Silicon Mac using the Virtualize mode for near-native performance.

Posted by Rene Welches on Thursday, February 19, 2026

Creating a Debian Cloud Image Template for Proxmox

Build reusable VM templates with cloud-init support

Step-by-step guide to creating a Debian generic cloud image template in Proxmox. Learn how to download, configure, and convert cloud images into reusable VM templates with cloud-init support.

Posted by Rene Welches on Friday, January 23, 2026
Last Modified on Tuesday, February 17, 2026