Sidero Metal delivers Kubernetes on bare metal. Easily, securely, repeatably.
Walk in to a datacenter with just a laptop, and in minutes turn a rack of servers into secure, production ready, bare metal Kubernetes clusters.
If you are looking to deploy just a few bare metal clusters, check out Sidero Omni for a simple SaaS solution. Or boot Talos Linux directly. But for building multiple clusters or a private cloud, Sidero Metal is the right choice.
Install a local Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster on your laptop in minutes. You can use this cluster to easily bootstrap Sidero Metal.
Server Classes can be based on attributes such as memory, hardware or CPU capacity, custom tags, or any combination.
Power on servers to register them with Sidero Metal and have them automatically allocated to Server Classes.
Define your cluster in terms of servers from each Server Class, and the number of worker/master nodes.
Apply the cluster manifest with kubectl. Sidero Metal will reboot the appropriate servers, install Talos Linux, install Kubernetes, and securely configure the new cluster.
Once you have your first bare metal Kubernetes cluster created, it’s simple to migrate the Sidero management plane to the production cluster. You can then spin up other clusters in moments, and manage them all easily and securely.
Easily add/remove nodes from clusters simply by changing the cluster manifest. Nodes can be added to the cluster, or wiped and returned to the unallocated pool, or de-allocated entirely.
Cleaning up a cluster is simple:
kubectl delete cluster my-cluster
Once deleted, Sidero handles everything to completely wipe the servers and return them to the unallocated pool.
If a node fails, a new one is automatically provisioned from the server pool. The old node is deleted, wiped, and if it can be recovered by a reboot/reinstall, it is returned to the pool for next use, otherwise it is flagged for attention.
Use your Sidero management plane to automate the upgrades and management of all your Kubernetes clusters and the underlying OS, ensuring stability and security.
You can have a bare metal cluster running today!
Sidero Metal is a great tool for multi-cluster bare metal deployments. If you are only creating one cluster, it is simpler to just boot Talos Linux directly. See the Talos Linux Getting Started guide.
Want to try Sidero Metal and Talos Linux out by yourself? We recommend the following steps.
Get Familiar with Talos Linux
Sidero Metal creates clusters based on Talos Linux, so it pays to be familiar with it first.
Deploy on Bare Metal:
Once you are ready to deploy Kubernetes on “real” infrastructure:
If you run into any issues, reach out via Slack or Matrix, or contact us, and we can setup a call to work through any problems
