What this is, and who it is for
Kubernetes is the orchestration layer; the platform around it decides cost, security and uptime. This practice covers immutable node images on Talos Linux, eBPF networking and micro-segmentation with Cilium, GitOps delivery with ArgoCD or Flux, policy as code through OPA Gatekeeper and Kyverno, and observability with OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. It is for teams running production workloads on managed Kubernetes who are paying for control-plane overhead they do not use, or who need node-level control and network throughput that managed services do not expose.
Start a conversationArchitect and manage immutable, bare-metal Kubernetes clusters with Talos Linux, Cilium eBPF network security, and declarative GitOps pipelines.
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Production Kubernetes & Talos
Capabilities
Talos Linux immutable cluster setup
Cilium eBPF network policies & mesh
ArgoCD & Flux automated GitOps
Zero-downtime rolling node upgrades
Delivered architecture
Self-Healing Bare-Metal Kubernetes Stack
Questions, answered
Technical questions, answered directly.
What is Talos Linux and why use it for Kubernetes?
Talos Linux is an immutable, API-managed operating system built solely to run Kubernetes. There is no shell and no package manager on a node, so configuration drift and OS-level vulnerabilities are removed by design instead of being patched.
Who needs a bare-metal Kubernetes platform?
Teams whose managed Kubernetes bill is dominated by control-plane and node overhead they do not use, or teams that need network throughput, GPU passthrough or kernel-level control that managed offerings do not expose.
What results have you delivered on Kubernetes?
An immutable Talos Linux cluster on Hetzner replacing AWS EKS: monthly cost reduced from $1,420 to $108, a 92% reduction, with improved network throughput and no OS vulnerabilities.
How are networking and security handled on the cluster?
Cilium eBPF provides network policy and host routing without a sidecar per pod, so micro-segmentation is enforced in the kernel. Secrets are encrypted with SOPS and Age, container images are signed, and admission policies block non-compliant workloads before they start.
How long does a Kubernetes engagement take, and how is it priced?
A migration sprint runs for two weeks; an architecture audit is a fixed scope ending in a 90-minute readout. Ongoing platform work is a monthly fractional retainer. Scope, deliverables, timing and fees are agreed in writing before work begins.
Production Kubernetes & Talos