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k3s vs k0s vs Talos Linux: which lightweight Kubernetes to choose

k3s and k0s are Kubernetes distributions you install on a conventional Linux host you keep administering; Talos Linux is an immutable operating system with no shell and no package manager, driven by an API, running upstream Kubernetes. They are not layers: you pick one, and node count decides which.

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How to install k3s in your homelab

k3s is a conformant Kubernetes distribution that fits in a 68 MiB binary and installs with one command. It ships containerd, Flannel, CoreDNS, Traefik, ServiceLB and local storage already wired, keeps its state in SQLite, and has a node serving in three seconds.