Talos Linux 1.14.2 Now Available for Kubernetes Clusters at HOSTKEY

HOSTKEY now supports automatic installation of Talos Linux 1.14.2 when ordering a server. The new release expands networking capabilities, improves security and simplifies maintenance for Kubernetes clusters.

What's New in Talos 1.14

Secure network connections

Support for DNS over TLS and DNS over HTTPS has been added to encrypt DNS queries, along with Network Time Security for secure time synchronization. TLS 1.3 is now the minimum supported version for etcd and kube-apiserver.

Built-in BGP with GoBGP

This simplifies the networking stack: you can now configure BGP routing without installing the separate FRR extension.

Btrfs support

You can now use this filesystem for user volumes.

Zero-downtime maintenance

Many configuration changes can now be applied without rebooting the node.

What's New in Version 1.14.2

Talos 1.14.2 includes updates to the core components:

• Kubernetes: 1.37.1
• Linux: 6.18.54
• containerd: 2.3.6
• runc: 1.5.2

Kubelet behavior when changing CPU and memory settings has also been improved. Talos now handles these parameters more reliably, reducing the risk of failures when kubelet starts after a configuration update.

Deploy Kubernetes Clusters with HOSTKEY

Talos Linux 1.14.2 is now available for automatic installation when ordering a server from HOSTKEY. Choose the configuration that best fits your project:

Talos Linux is designed for running Kubernetes with a minimal, immutable operating system and management without traditional SSH access.

For a closer look at Talos, check out our step-by-step guide to configuring a cluster and deploying an application using version 1.10.0. A lot has changed since then, but the core deployment process remains the same.