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Documentation
Explore the official documentation for Kairos and discover how it simplifies lifecycle management across edge, cloud, and bare metal environments.
Welcome to the Kairos master Documentation
Kairos is the open-source project that simplifies Edge, cloud, and bare metal OS lifecycle management. With a unified Cloud Native API, Kairos is community-driven, open source, and distro agnostic.
In this documentation, you will find everything you need to know about Kairos, from installation and configuration, to examples and advanced features.
For more information, go ahead and check the sections bellow. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to open an issue or join our community forum.
Installation
Discover multiple ways to install Kairos across cloud, bare metal, and virtualized environments.
Upgrade
Learn how to keep Kairos systems up-to-date using manual methods, Kubernetes-based upgrades, and trusted boot options.
Architecture
Deep dive into Kairos architecture. Here you will learn in detail how the main features of Kairos have been designed.
Advanced
Learn how to configure advanced Kairos features such as system extensions, partitions, bundles, and confidential computing.
Examples
Explore hands-on examples that show how to deploy Kairos clusters using K3s, bundles, VPNs, airgapped environments, and more.
Reference
Access essential reference materials for configuring, building, and troubleshooting Kairos nodes and images.
Development
Want to help develop Kairos? This section will teach you about our development process so you can become a contributor
Media
Discover Kairos in action through videos, presentation slides, and other media resources.