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
For many teams, the first line of defense against rising infrastructure costs is automation, which reduces the time required to perform manual tasks and incrementally builds a more efficient Kubernetes infrastructure. Teams may also look to new cloud providers or tools to cut costs, but each additional layer adds complexity, leading to more work and […]
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/
For many teams, the first line of defense against rising infrastructure costs is automation, which reduces the time required to perform manual tasks and incrementally builds a more efficient Kubernetes infrastructure. Teams may also look to new cloud providers or tools to cut costs, but each additional layer adds complexity, leading to more work and […]
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
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 🥲
Jorijn Schrijvershof
Sidero Labs
Zon Orti
Miron