HSVE
$ man hsve-consult

Hire the team
that runs it for a
living.

# what you get
  • Experienced Consultants
    Our services are offered by 2 experienced consultants that run Proxmox themselves and have studied it for years.
  • Written Documentation
    Documentation is included as standard, a Statement of work is sent to the client on completion of projects.
  • Fixed Prices
    Our prices don't change between customers, just a flat rate.
  • Custom Templates
    We offer custom built template services, built to your spec and configuration.
  • Remote & Onsite Support
    We remotely support people all across the world, but also offer onsite support if needed in the North West, UK.
# services

What we actually do.

Six things. Anything outside this list is probably a custom engagement — email us and we'll tell you straight if it's something we can help with.

$ migrate --from=esxi

ESXi > Proxmox Migrations

Move workloads off VMware without the weekend war-room. We script the VM conversion, schedule cutovers in maintenance windows, and keep the existing ESXi host untouched.

  • Tested And Proven Migration Methods
  • Documentation Delivered
  • Statement Of Works Provided.
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Device Audits

Read-only audit of an existing Proxmox deployment, to ensure template compatibilty or to ensure you're ready to migrate from ESXi.

  • Written Audit Report
  • Recommendations
  • Honesty Guaranteed
$ tune --target=throughput

Performance & troubleshooting

VMs performing slow?, Benchmarks way off? We will help you performance tune your Proxmox Host

  • Bottleneck Identified In Writing
  • QEMU / Kernel / Storage Tuned
  • Before/After Benchmarks
$ custom --scope=...

Custom Templates

Bespoke VM templates, Cloud-Init integration, or a custom template for your team. Quoted per project — typically rolled into a Standard package.

  • Custom Template
  • Reasonable Pricing
  • Sized Per Project
# process

How an consultation runs.

Most jobs fit this shape. We'll tell you up front if yours doesn't.

01 · intake
~30 min, free

Email or Discord call. You describe what you have and what you want. We tell you if we can help, and if not, who probably can.

02 · discovery
1–2 hours, billed

Read-only look at your current setup. Hardware, network, what runs where. We write down assumptions and propose a scope.

03 · implementation
scoped per project

Migration, build, hardening — whatever the scope says. Done in agreed windows, with rollback at every step.

04 · handoff
included

Consultation delivered, trained on the new setup, 30 days of email support to cover the inevitable "what if…".

# packages

Three ways to engage.

Pick the one that fits. Switch later if your scope changes.

£ hourly/

Hourly Ad-Hoc

£80/ hour

Pay-as-you-go consultant time. Billed in 30-min blocks. Good for quick troubleshooting, ad-hoc questions, or a focused session.

Best for: existing setup that just needs help.

  • 30-min minimum
  • No documentation included
  • Same consultant through the project
./book_consultation.sh
RECOMMENDED
£ standard/

Standard package

£80+ / project

Fixed-scope engagement covering discovery, strategy, implementation. Spread across from just a few days to a few weeks, depending on the project.

Best for: home lab or SMB doing a migration or fresh build.

  • Device audit + Findings document included
  • Implementation + handover
  • 30 days email support
  • One custom template
./start_standard.sh
£ monthly/

Monthly Package

POAmonthly

A monthly block of engineering hours, on-call coverage for incidents, and a monthly review. Sized to your size.

Best for: SMB running production workloads on Proxmox.

  • SLA-backed support
  • Monthly meetings
  • Active infrastructure development plan
  • Quarterly stress / backup testing
mailto:support@hsve.cc

// Need something between Hourly and Standard? Tell us; we'll quote a one-off scope rather than upsell.

# faq

Common questions before booking.

? How long is a typical consultation?

It all depends on how much work / support you need! Usually it's no more than a few hours, but for the more planned consultations, it may be weeks!

? Do you work remote or on-site?

Mostly remote — secure remote tool, remoting into your PVE Node. On-site is available in the North West Of The UK, billed at the same hourly rate plus travel costs.

? What do you need from us to start?

Read-only access to the Proxmox UI, an idea of what you want to change, and someone who can answer questions in real time. We send a short questionnaire after the initial contact.

? What if the scope changes mid-consultation?

We re-quote before doing the extra work. If we come in under quote (it happens), we refund the difference without a fuss.

? Can you help with non-Proxmox stuff?

Sometimes. Linux ops, basic networking, ZFS storage, and PBS backups — yes. Application-layer stuff (k8s, app deployment, dev work) — usually no, and we will tell you up front.