Cluster API Provider Tinkerbell

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Kubernetes-native declarative infrastructure for Kubernetes clusters using Tinkerbell.

What is the Cluster API Provider Tinkerbell

The Cluster API brings declarative, Kubernetes-style APIs to Kubernetes cluster creation, configuration and management.

The API itself is shared across multiple cloud providers allowing for true hybrid deployments of Kubernetes, both on-premises and off.

Quick Start

See the Quick Start.

Kubernetes versions with published Images

Pre-built images are pushed to the GitHub Container Registry. We currently publish images for Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04.

Compatibility

See docs/COMPATIBILITY.md for details on version compatibility with Cluster API, contract versions, and what changed between releases.

Current state

See the release docs for each version to find details on features and CAPI compatibility.

See docs/README.md for more information on setting up a development environment.