Keyboard shortcuts

Press or to navigate between chapters

Press S or / to search in the book

Press ? to show this help

Press Esc to hide this help

Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster on Talos Linux

This tutorial walks you through deploying a Kubernetes cluster running Talos Linux on Pextra CloudEnvironment®. Talos is a minimal, immutable operating system built specifically for running Kubernetes. Every aspect of a node is managed through declarative configuration, with no SSH access required.

By the end of this tutorial you will have:

  • A bootstrapped Kubernetes cluster that you can manage from your workstation with kubectl.
  • A sample workload (nginx) deployed to verify that the cluster is operational.

Before You Begin

Software Requirements:

Estimated Setup Time:

  • 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your familiarity with Talos and Kubernetes

Setup Instructions

  1. Download and Deploy Talos ISO
  2. Prepare Talos Node
  3. Generate and Apply Cluster Configuration
  4. Bootstrap Cluster and Set Up kubectl
  5. Deploy Test Workload