My Proxmox backups stopped being a storage nightmare with this workaround

Running a Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) as a virtual machine on a TrueNAS NAS is a practical workaround for homelab users who lack dedicated hardware for backup storage. By deploying PBS as a VM with a passthrough dataset, you get easier management than NFS shares and better isolation from experimental clusters. The setup involves installing PBS in a VM, accessing it via RealVNC, grabbing the TLS fingerprint via CLI, and configuring separate weekly/monthly backup schedules for different virtual guests.