Talos installation

Talos can be installed using two methods:

Talos install vanilla: provide required siderolink.api link.
Talos install via Factory image: provide required factoryhash.

In both cases, additional kernel parameters are required. These will override any defaults injected.

Talos default kernel parameters are:

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pti=on
vga=normal
locale=en_US
console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
net.ifnames=0
panic=0
initrd=initrd.magic
init_on_alloc=1
consoleblank=0
nvme_core.io_timeout=4294967295
nvme_core.multipath=n
printk.devkmsg=on
ima_template=ima-ng
ima_appraise=fix
ima_hash=sha512
talos.platform=metal
talos.events.sink=[fdae:41e4:649b:9303::1]:8091
talos.logging.kernel=tcp://[fdae:41e4:649b:9303::1]:8092

More information about Talos kernel parameters you can find here: https://www.talos.dev/v1.7/reference/kernel/

Network configuration for your server will be automatically injected by our systems.

Classic nic names vs predictable nic names

The kernel parameter net.ifnames=0 will disable predictable network interface names and revert to classic names like eth0, eth1, etc.

Example Talos OS 1.7.7 Vanilla Request Body

Request body

{
  "name": "MyTalosServer",
  "location": "EU: Rotterdam",
  "instanceType": "bm7.std.8",
  "os": {
    "slug": "talos-omni-177",
    "kernelParams": [
      {
        "key": "siderolink.api",
        "value": "https://siderolink.api/?jointoken=secret"
      },
      {
        "key": "talos.customparam",
        "value": "123456"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example Talos OS 1.7.7 Factory Request Body

Request body

{
  "name": "MyTalosServer",
  "location": "EU: Rotterdam",
  "instanceType": "bm7.std.8",
  "os": {
    "slug": "talos-omni-177",
    "kernelParams": [
      {
        "key": "factoryhash",
        "value": "93be9c834b04065cdfb6223049697263586e92471231ed2abdfcc23c2a4551a4"
      },
      {
        "key": "talos.customparam",
        "value": "123456"
      }
    ]
  }

}

Note: When installing Talos, note that it relies on an external site. If the external site is down, installation cannot proceed.

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slab_nomerge pti=on vga=normal locale=en_US console-keymaps-at/keymap=us net.ifnames=0 panic=0 initrd=initrd.magic init_on_alloc=1 consoleblank=0 nvme_core.io_timeout=4294967295 nvme_core.multipath=n printk.devkmsg=on ima_template=ima-ng ima_appraise=fix ima_hash=sha512 talos.platform=metal talos.events.sink=[fdae:41e4:649b:9303::1]:8091 talos.logging.kernel=tcp://[fdae:41e4:649b:9303::1]:8092

{ "name": "MyTalosServer", "location": "EU: Rotterdam", "instanceType": "bm7.std.8", "os": { "slug": "talos-omni-177", "kernelParams": [ { "key": "siderolink.api", "value": "https://siderolink.api/?jointoken=secret" }, { "key": "talos.customparam", "value": "123456" } ] } }

{ "name": "MyTalosServer", "location": "EU: Rotterdam", "instanceType": "bm7.std.8", "os": { "slug": "talos-omni-177", "kernelParams": [ { "key": "factoryhash", "value": "93be9c834b04065cdfb6223049697263586e92471231ed2abdfcc23c2a4551a4" }, { "key": "talos.customparam", "value": "123456" } ] } }