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A browser connecting through Cloudflare Access to Windows VMs on a Proxmox host with Intel Arc Pro GPU virtual functions

Zero Trust VDI Without the Cloud Bill β€” Proxmox, Intel Arc Pro and Cloudflare Access

Part one: the architecture and the cost argument for replacing Azure Virtual Desktop with Proxmox, Intel Arc Pro SR-IOV and Cloudflare Access. On-prem OAuth for identity, browser-rendered RDP, a firewalled LXC tunnel on its own VLAN, KSM for memory density, and profiles on Ceph. The next post builds it.

2nd September 2026 Β· 17 min Β· 3677 words Β· Damien Dye