Talos Documentation
Kubernetes, virtual machines, containers, and private AI, on an immutable operating system you manage through an API.
Management
Operate fleets of Talos machines from one place, across every domain below.
Talos Omni
Provision, upgrade, and manage Talos machines across sites from one place.
Talos Director Limited availability
Manage virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, storage, and networking across the data center.
Talos Cupar Limited availability
Deploy and manage AI models, GPU capacity, and private data on infrastructure you own.
Operating system
Talos Linux for each kind of workload. Immutable, minimal, and managed entirely through an API.
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.
Hypervisor
Virtual machines directly on Talos hosts.
Talos Hypervisor Alpha
Run virtual machines on a Talos host through native Talos APIs and talosctl.
Talos Enterprise Hypervisor Coming soon
FIPS-enabled builds, SBOMs, VEX, signed images, and 24/7 support.
Containers
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
Private AI workloads on infrastructure you control.
Talos Linux for AI Coming soon
GPU support, model serving, fine-tuning, and RAG on an immutable operating system.
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.