Just had an interesting issue with Talos Linux. The network interface names changed after I created the initial configuration. During an OS upgrade, the floating API IP was not assigned to the new `etcd` leader, resulting in a broken cluster.
Spun up a quick rescue box so I could work from within the VPC to reapply the corrected `MachineConfig`.
Fortunately, the worker nodes remained unaffected and continued to operate normally.
If a team member spends just 5 hours per week wrangling infrastructure, that adds up to over 6 weeks of work by the end of the year. Your budget and your team deserve better.
Keep reading: https://www.siderolabs.com/blog/cut-kubernetes-infrastructure-costs-with-omni-and-talos-linux/
#Kubernetes #PlatformEngineering #TalosLinux #SRE
System Extensions are the primary way to extend Talos Linux beyond the bare minimum files and services to run Kubernetes. Here’s how to create your own.
Hathora set out to make infrastructure invisible for game studios building multiplayer titles. The deeper they went into cloud-based #Kubernetes, the more visible the limitations became.
So they pivoted.
https://dzone.com/articles/bare-metal-hybrid-multiplayer-infrastructure
“I had this idealized way of how we were going to manage #Kubernetes clusters. I would tell people, ‘Don’t SSH onto them.’ And of course they would, and of course I would, and we’d have to change things.”
#TalosLinux has no SSH. And it’s for a reason.
https://thenewstack.io/no-ssh-what-is-talos-this-linux-distro-for-kubernetes
How did Nokia’s NESC team build a fully open-source, L3-only Kubernetes platform on bare metal? Kai Zhang shares their story at KCD Helsinki 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJThJT9Domk&list=PL09s8ZalKQe8in2Ypw7BHfTidIRpxN18w
Simple Kubernetes cluster management. Simple design. Simple pricing.
➡️ Let's say you have a massive worker node. A provider might charge $45k per machine per year. With 10 nodes, you pay $450k.
➡️ With a Sidero enterprise plan, you pay $1k per month for 10 nodes. In total, that's $12k.
Keep reading → https://www.siderolabs.com/blog/cut-kubernetes-infrastructure-costs-with-omni-and-talos-linux/
5,000 trains. 400+ internal projects. 200-page security manifesto.
And just four months to go cloud native with Talos Linux.
https://www.siderolabs.com/case-studies/frances-national-railway-goes-cloud-native-in-four-months/
#kubernetes #CloudNative #K8s #ContainerOrchestration #SNCF #TalosLinux
@mhamzahkhan yes, just making sure, pods on the cloud don't need low latency/high bw to onprem.
For networking I use wireguard that's a part of #TalosLinux
Homelab setup is going according to plan. I have truenas migrated from baremetal to VM and the talos cluster ready.
Can’t wait to make some more progress next year 🥲
The people managing #Kubernetes clusters are burning out. They’re overworked and juggling too many tasks. Automation doesn’t eliminate the foundational complexity or the cognitive load. Instead, it leads to infrastructures that are exhausting to maintain.
That's why our co-founder Andrew Rynhard built #TalosLinux. He didn’t want to just optimize. He wanted to create something that provides the "it just works" experience.
Read his story ➡️ https://www.siderolabs.com/blog/talos-linux-omni-an-origin-story-about-less-software-and-more-life/
Migrated to Cilium from Flannel on my home lab which runs Talos Linux 🎉
You know Talos Linux and Omni are the right choice for your organization. But does your manager?
We’ve heard stories like this from countless technologists over the years, and we’re here to help you make your pitch. Put on your business hat and let's dig in.
https://www.siderolabs.com/blog/help-me-pitch-talos-linux-omni-to-my-manager/
Talos Linux v1.9.5 ISO is now available on Hetzner’s cloud.
Having seen Mynewsdesk cut their infrastructure costs 90% by switching to Hetzner with Talos Linux, we are extra excited for this announcement. Here's to more success stories! 🎉
Get started: https://www.siderolabs.com/blog/iso-talos-linux-1-9-5-now-available-on-hetzner/
Released two new features for hcloud-upload-image:
- Support for uploading images in qcow2 format
- Smaller minimal snapshot sizes
There are several options for deploying highly available Kubernetes clusters with Talos Linux. And we want to share what works best.
We’ve assembled a Kubernetes Cluster Reference Architecture for Talos Linux for you, so you can ensure security, performance, and operational excellence. Check it out for our recommendations regarding cluster architecture, extensions, security, upgrades, and more.
Check it out https://www.siderolabs.com/kubernetes-cluster-reference-architecture-with-talos-linux/
4 node bare metal cluster 192gb of shared mem, 36odd cores. There is interest in bare metal #kubernetes it seems lots of people are thinking about what happens when trump/bezos break the cloud security model and everyone else needs to flee.
Up from zero to running full workloads in under an hour isn’t bad.
This is the future.
Even if we still target clouds these are fantastic for dev environments. This setup costs a few months AWS fees for a single large node.
With latest release of #TalosLinux user volumes have solved disks shenanigans. So I moved one of the nodes from virtual 1:1 mapping to bare metal.
Bonus: CPU frequency works fine and my #selfhosted cluster is much quieter now.
i wonder if i could get talos to run on qubes
“Talos is designed to be extensible, and you have the freedom to add your own features.” 🥰
Exactly, and we love it when the community comes through with some great advice. Here’s a tutorial on how to customize Talos Linux with your own extensions courtesy of Quentin Joly.
https://a-cup-of.coffee/blog/talos-ext/ #Kubernetes #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #OpenSourceDevelopment #TalosLinux
