Talos Documentation
Kubernetes, virtual machines, containers, and private AI, on an immutable operating system you manage through an API.
Kubernetes
Run Kubernetes on bare metal, in the cloud, on existing hypervisors, or at the edge.
Talos Linux
Bring up a Kubernetes cluster on Talos Linux and operate it day to day.
Talos Enterprise Linux
FIPS-enabled builds, SBOMs, VEX, and signed images from the Enterprise Image Factory.
Talos Omni
Provision, upgrade and manage Talos clusters across sites from one place.
Hypervisor
Run and manage virtual machines directly on Talos hosts.
Talos Director
Manage virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, storage, and networking across the data center.
Talos Hypervisor
Run virtual machines on a Talos host through native Talos APIs and talosctl.
Containers
Run containers without Kubernetes, declared in machine config.
Talos Containers
Run OCI containers directly on Talos at the edge, with no Kubernetes control plane to operate.
AI
Run private AI workloads on infrastructure you control.
Talos Linux for AI
An immutable operating system for AI workloads, with GPU support, model serving, fine-tuning, and RAG.
Talos Cupar
Deploy and manage AI models, GPU capacity, and private data on infrastructure you own.
Tools
Services and clients you use with every product above.
Image Factory
Build Talos boot images with the extensions and configuration you need. Hosted community and enterprise instances, or run your own.
Discovery Service
How Talos nodes find each other across NATs and firewalls. Hosted by Sidero, or self-hosted with an enterprise entitlement.
talosctl
The command-line client for the Talos API.