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 ## 1. Apply the Host Layer
 
-Before deploying VMs, you need to prepare the Proxmox host (setup ZFS, disable NIC offloading, etc.).
+The `host-layer` automatically configures hardware-specific requirements on your fresh Proxmox install (such as setting up the ZFS pool, disabling NIC offloading for stability, and fixing apt repositories).
 
 1. Clone this repository to your laptop.
 2. Run the host-layer apply script using Docker (requires Docker installed):