> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.siderolabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# System Requirements

> Hardware requirements for running Talos Linux.

export const VersionWarningBanner = () => {
  const latestVersion = "v1.13";
  const [latestUrl, setLatestUrl] = useState(null);
  const [currentVersion, setCurrentVersion] = useState(null);
  const [isBeta, setIsBeta] = useState(false);
  const parseVersion = v => v.replace("v", "").split(".").map(Number);
  const isGreaterVersion = (a, b) => {
    const [aMajor, aMinor] = parseVersion(a);
    const [bMajor, bMinor] = parseVersion(b);
    if (aMajor > bMajor) return true;
    if (aMajor === bMajor && aMinor > bMinor) return true;
    return false;
  };
  useEffect(() => {
    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
    const {pathname, hash, search} = window.location;
    const match = pathname.match(/\/talos\/(v\d+\.\d+)\//);
    if (!match) return;
    const detectedVersion = match[1];
    if (detectedVersion === latestVersion) return;
    setCurrentVersion(detectedVersion);
    if (isGreaterVersion(detectedVersion, latestVersion)) {
      setIsBeta(true);
    }
    const newPath = pathname.replace(`/talos/${detectedVersion}/`, `/talos/${latestVersion}/`);
    setLatestUrl(`${newPath}${search}${hash}`);
  }, []);
  if (!latestUrl || !currentVersion) return null;
  return <div className="not-prose sticky top-6 z-50 my-6">
      <div className="border border-yellow-500/30 bg-yellow-500/10 px-4 py-3 rounded-xl">
        <div className="text-sm">
          {isBeta ? <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing a <strong>beta version</strong> of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              This version may be unstable.
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View latest stable version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </> : <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing an older version of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View the latest version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </>}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>;
};

<VersionWarningBanner />

This page outlines the system requirements for running Talos Linux. Requirements are listed for both control plane and worker nodes, and are broadly similar to those of Kubernetes.

## Minimum requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for running Talos Linux on control plane and worker nodes:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Role</th>
      <th>Memory</th>
      <th>Cores</th>
      <th>System Disk</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Control Plane</td>
      <td>2 GiB</td>
      <td>2</td>
      <td>10 GiB</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Worker</td>
      <td>1 GiB</td>
      <td>1</td>
      <td>10 GiB</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Recommended requirements

For production or heavier workloads, the following specifications are recommended:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Role</th>
      <th>Memory</th>
      <th>Cores</th>
      <th>System Disk</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Control Plane</td>
      <td>4 GiB</td>
      <td>4</td>
      <td>100 GiB</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Worker</td>
      <td>2 GiB</td>
      <td>2</td>
      <td>100 GiB</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Storage requirements

While Talos Linux itself requires less than 100 MB of disk space, the EPHEMERAL partition is used to store pulled images, container working directories, and other runtime data — so a minimum of 10 GiB of total disk space is required, with 100 GiB recommended.

During installation, Talos automatically manages disk partitioning, creating EFI, META, STATE, and EPHEMERAL partitions. The EPHEMERAL partition expands to fill all remaining space after the first three partitions. That space can either remain entirely with EPHEMERAL or be divided into additional user volumes, depending on your needs. See [Disk Layout](../configure-your-talos-cluster/storage-and-disk-management/disk-management#disk-layout) for details.

For production environments, it is often more efficient to dedicate a smaller disk to the Talos installation and use separate disks for workload storage. Using a single large disk for both system and workloads is supported, but may not be optimal depending on your setup.