SimpleK8s

A lightweight Linux distribution for effortless Kubernetes clusters.

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Install from the browser — no commands: the nodectl wizard creates users, storage and the first control plane.
Install from the terminal — nodectl install writes a verified image to the disk.
Download the image and verify its GPG signature before flashing it.

Platforms

x86-64 · rpi4 · rpi5 — one signed bootable file per board. See supported platforms and integrations.

Backends

Proven with CephFS, CephRBD and NFS for storage, and Calico and MetalLB for networking. And since the cluster is plain Kubernetes, standard tooling (kubectl, Helm, ArgoCD, Flux, Terraform) works as is.

Community

Non-profit and community-driven: questions, ideas and feedback at github.com/simplek8s/discussions, or community@simplek8s.org.