How is Kubernetes run in the real world?

I'm currently researching how to setup a homelab and potential hardware purchases. One thing that I'm wondering is how kubernetes nodes are run in the real world, on physical hardware or virtual machines?

I'm trying to figure out if I should first learn to use proxmox to create VMs / LXC containers and then use those containers to install Kubernetes nodes and will this be applicable in the real world.

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