AMD Ryzen with VMware ESXi 6.5 – Ultimate Homelab? We Tried It

Want to grab an inexpensive AMD Ryzen 7, 8 core / 16 thread CPU for a low-cost VMware ESXi 6.5 home lab? We tried it and saw the dreaded VMware Pink Screen of Death. You can read more about the setup here: https://www.servethehome.com/amd-ryzen-with-vmware-esxi-a-pink-screen-of-death/

Luckily, we have guides to getting the systems working on Debian/ Ubuntu and CentOS on the main site, so you can still use Ryzen with Docker, and open source KVM virtualization.