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New in #TalosLinux & Omni
→ Multi-doc configs for networking
→ Talos Linux cluster imports for Omni
→ Pre-seeded images
→ Built-in OOM handling

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#k8s #PlatformEngineering #DevOps
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Shells are for snails 🐌 not servers #TalosLinux
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Talos Linux + Hetzner + video format → Here’s a little throwback to Alex Oprisan’s TalosCon talk.

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Building a Kubernetes Cluster with Talos on Hetzner bare metal servers
Alex Oprisan (Engineer, Bunnyshell) Building a Kubernetes Cluster with Talos on Hetzner bare metal servers We’ll explore particularities and challenges of building cost effective Kubernetes clusters…
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January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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What are we doing this Friday? Checking out the community-made Talos TUI for real-time node monitoring, log streaming, etcd health, and diagnostics

→ github.com/Handfish/tal...
GitHub - Handfish/talos-pilot: Talos TUI for real-time node monitoring, log streaming, etcd health, and diagnostics
Talos TUI for real-time node monitoring, log streaming, etcd health, and diagnostics - Handfish/talos-pilot
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Machine config is often one giant YAML applied once to install the OS and bring up #Kubernetes

Need certs, storage, or networking first? That gets messy.

Talos uses multi-doc config to apply changes in stages. In v1.12, this is extended to networking.

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Multi-doc configurations with Talos Linux
YouTube video by Sidero Labs
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January 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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What’s the difference between Talos Linux and K3s? In short: a lot.

Talos = a Linux distribution that installs Kubernetes.
K3s = a Kubernetes distribution.

Keep reading about the differences and insights on when to use each →
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#kubernetes #k3s
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Looking for some light reading? We have something.

No Terraform, No Problem: How Sidero Omni Streamlines Kubernetes on Proxmox → medium.com/@PlanB./no-t...

#Kubernetes #Proxmox #Terraform
No Terraform, No Problem: How Sidero Omni Streamlines Kubernetes on Proxmox
If you’ve ever tried standing up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch, you know the drill: Terraform for infrastructure, Ansible for…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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And the winner of InfoWorld’s 2025 Technology of the Year Award (Application Management) is....

Omni!→ www.infoworld.com/article/4104...

#Kubernetes #DevOps
InfoWorld’s 2025 Technology of the Year Award winners
The InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards recognize the year’s best and most innovative products in AI, cloud, data analytics, devops, and software development.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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More home lab inspiration for you today. This one is using Flux and Rook.

Check it out ➡️ blog.nerdz.cloud/2025/talos-d...
Rebuilding My Talos Cluster from Bare Metal
What I broke, how I wiped everything, and the steps I'm using to bootstrap Talos + Flux again.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Here's your Monday morning home lab!

6-Node HA Kubernetes Cluster with Talos Linux → www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhH-...
Building a 6-Node HA Kubernetes Cluster with Talos Linux - Homelab Lessons Learned
--- To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/ChrisMatcham/. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. -- I upgraded my homelab to a 6-node High Availability…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Here's how to build a simple Talos Linux cluster with the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator. Happy Friday 🎉
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Building a simple Talos Linux Kubernetes Cluster with the Tailscale K8s Operator
Talos Linux is a modern, API driven operating system for Kubernetes that treats every node as disposable. In this video I build a single node Talos Kubernetes cluster on Proxmox and show how the…
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Our webinar How to migrate from Ingress NGINX to Gateway API starts soon!

🗓 Dec 4, 9:00 PT

Join us: streamyard.com/watch/nyYXae...

🚨 The on-air stream has limited seats. If you can't join, watch us on YouTube.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LwH...
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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In case you missed it, we were up to important business at KubeCon recently.

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Kubernetes Cluster Goes Mobile In Pet Carrier
There’s been a bit of a virtualization revolution going on for the last decade or so, where tools like Docker and LXC have made it possible to quickly deploy server applications without worry…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Ingress NGINX is deprecated… Now what?

Join @justingarrison.com, @strongjz.bsky.social (@isovalent.bsky.social & Ingress NGINX maintainer) & @rkatz.xyz (Ingress & Gateway API at Red Hat) as they talk impact, what to do & what we learned.

🗓 Thurs, Dec 4
⏰ 9 AM PT

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November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#TalosCon2025 recordings are live! 🍿

Hope you have some free time today, because you’re going to want to check this out. We’ve got a keynote from Bryan Cantrill on complexity, talks on Hetzner, compliance frameworks & more.

Enjoy 👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#kubernetes #DevOps #TechTalks
TalosCon 2025
Did you miss this year's TalosCon and all our great talks? Not to worry! You can watch them here instead of going outside. Hear from folks like Bryan Cantrill and Michael Cade, topics like compliance and Hetzner, and just about everything between.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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65% of engineers and managers report having taken on expanded responsibilities. Only 3% saw their workload decrease. That kind of shift leads to burnout, risk, and growing technical debt.

If you’re managing Kubernetes right now, you likely feel the crunch too.

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Survive the crunch: Reduce Kubernetes costs without compromising speed
Leaders know incremental tooling won't fix these problems. To reduce Kubernetes costs, teams must examine how they view infrastructure.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Looking for more Omni x Proxmox Provider content? Here's an interesting deep dive.

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Complete Kubernetes Setup Guide Part 3: Sidero Omni + Proxmox Provider + Talos OS (2025.5)
# 📝 Description Welcome to Part 3 of the Ultimate Kubernetes HomeLab series! In this video, we’re diving deep into **Sidero Omni**, the **Omni Proxmox Infra Provider**, and deploying a full…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Thanks folks for coming out to our special #KubeCon event with the @oxide.computer team. Now, back to the booth!
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Cutting cloud costs but ignoring K8s ops? There's a bigger leak.

→ Drift correction: 10 hrs/week
→ Cluster upgrades: 6–8 hrs
→ OIDC setup: repeated across every cluster
→ Time lost ≈ $16K/month

Omni removes this overhead. We believe it could change your team.
👉 www.siderolabs.com/blog/survive...
Survive the crunch: Reduce Kubernetes costs without compromising speed
Leaders know incremental tooling won't fix real problems. To reduce Kubernetes costs, teams must examine how they view infrastructure.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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AI workloads don't just need horsepower. They need reliable, secure infrastructure.

That's why we thought it was important to join the CNCF AI Conformance Program, which aims to reduce fragmentation and ensure reliability across environments.

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Talos Linux officially CNCF AI conformant
Talos Linux is now certified through the CNCF Kubernetes AI Conformance Program, which verifies Kubernetes distributions and platforms for compatibility with common AI/ML workloads in order to reduce…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Big thanks to @thenewstack.io for covering how #TalosLinux and Omni are helping teams rethink #Kubernetes, whether it’s on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge.

Featuring insights from #TalosCon2025 and real-world stories from SNCF and the Singapore Exchange.

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Open Source Talos Linux: Bringing Simplicity to Kubernetes
Sidero Labs argues that the way many organizations approach K8s installation and management is unsuitable for private cloud and edge use cases.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Here's a quick tutorial for installing @siderolabs.com' Talos Linux, a distro designed to help ease installation and management of Kubernetes.

By @bcgain.bsky.social
Set Up Talos Linux on Your Machine
Here's a quick tutorial for installing Sidero Labs' Talos Linux, a distro designed to help ease installation and management of Kubernetes.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Yes, managed Kubernetes can reduce complexity.

It also reduces your control and increases your bill.

Kubernetes doesn’t need to be painful. You just need the find the right model for you.

👉 www.siderolabs.com/blog/elimina...
Why Kubernetes feels so complex (and how to fix it)
Kubernetes complexity is a known issue, but your team doesn’t have to accept it. Omni removes infra-related complexity & keeps what you need.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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It's #KubeCon time!

If you’re in Atlanta, drop by our event with Oxide Computer on Wednesday or find us at Booth 450 to talk Kubernetes, Talos Linux, Omni, and security. See you there.

Sign up for our Oxide event 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/oxidesider...

#CloudNative #Kubernetes #DevOps #TalosLinux
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Promptly Health needed to deploy and manage 100s of isolated #Kubernetes clusters across hospitals and research institutions, all under strict data sovereignty and compliance laws.

With Omni & Talos, 2 SREs now manage all those clusters with ease.

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#HealthTech
Promptly Health scales data sovereignty with Omni
Discover how Promptly achieved a uniform, secure, and scalable infrastructure, enabling health institutions while preserving compliance.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM