DOCUMENTATION

Everything you need to run Talos.

Deliberately small. Every page is checked against the shipped configuration, and new sections are added as they are completed.

THIS IS AN EARLY SET

The docs cover installing, configuring and operating Talos. Per-capability reference is not written yet; the capability pages are the current best description of what each area does.

INSTALLING

Quickstart

One command, then open the link it prints.

Install on Linux (and macOS)

The one-command installer: what it checks, what it asks, where it puts things.

Install on Windows and macOS

With Docker Desktop. The same installer, run inside a small container.

Install on a cloud server

Paste a start-up script when you create the server. No SSH needed.

Try Talos on your computer

A disposable trial only your computer can open, removed with one command.

The setup token

Why the first account needs one, and where to find it.

Install by hand

The two files the installer writes, and how to start them yourself.

Installer options

Every option of install.sh and install.ps1.

CONFIGURATION

Configuration reference

Everything in .env: the secrets, the address, ports, email and sign-in.

OPERATING

How jobs work

Everything Talos does is a queued, retryable job with live output.

Upgrading

Back up, run the installer again with the new version.

Backing up Talos itself

The database, the encryption key, and the Terraform state.

Uninstalling

Stop it, or remove every trace.