Use Talm to bootstrap a Cozystack cluster
talm is a declarative CLI tool made by Cozystack devs and optimized for deploying Cozystack.
Recommended for infrastructure-as-code and GitOps.
Bootstrapping a Kubernetes Cluster on Talos Linux Nodes
Configuring Talos Linux for Cozystack
If this is your first time installing Cozystack, start with the Cozystack tutorial.
Bootstrapping a Kubernetes cluster on Talos linux nodes is the second step in deploying a Cozystack cluster after installing Talos Linux. It results in a Kubernetes cluster installed, configured, and ready to install Cozystack.
The recommended option is to use Talm, a declarative CLI tool, which has ready presets for Cozystack and uses the power of Talos API under the hood.
Use talos-bootstrap script to bootstrap a Cozystack cluster
talos-bootstrap is a CLI for step-by-step cluster bootstrapping, made by Cozystack devs.
Recommended for first deployments.
Use talosctl to bootstrap a Cozystack cluster
talosctl is the default CLI of Talos Linux, requiring more boilerplate code, but giving full flexibility in configuration.
Bootstrap an Air-Gapped Cluster
Bootstrap a Cozystack cluster in an isolated (air-gapped) environment with container registry mirrors.
Last modified 2025-07-20: [docs] Move Installing Talos and Bootstrapping Cluster under /talos (f8b475f)