Lots of projects claim to be the “smallest” or “simplest” Kubernetes, but they never provide data to back it up. Let’s look at how these distributions compare to Talos Linux. Note that Talos Linux is not a Kubernetes distribution, but rather a Linux distribution purpose-built for running upstream Kubernetes. Before we look at the data, […]
  • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    And obviously their option is the “best”. From the conclusion:

    Talos Linux is unique. It’s the only option that includes OS management in a purpose-built distribution for running Kubernetes. There’s no compromise for scaling up or down. In terms of small-scale numbers, it “wins” in several of the examined categories, including memory usage, disk r/w, and installation size. But all of these metrics are side effects of Talos Linux’s defining characteristic: It’s simple.

    • ziggurat@lemmy.world
      3·
      15 hours ago

      Playing with Talos Linux is one of the reasons I switched to NixOS on my main computer, I loved the concept