First Boot

Here are the options for the initial boot of Talos Linux on a bare-metal machine or a generic virtual machine:

ISO

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/metal-amd64.iso (ISO documentation)

Disk Image (raw)

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/metal-amd64.raw.zst

Disk Image (qcow2)

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/metal-amd64.qcow2

PXE boot (iPXE script)

https://pxe.factory.talos.dev/pxe/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/metal-amd64

(PXE documentation)

Initial Installation

For the initial installation of Talos Linux (not applicable for disk image boot), add the following installer image to the machine configuration:
factory.talos.dev/installer/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227:v1.9.3

Upgrading Talos Linux

To upgrade Talos Linux on the machine, use the following image:
factory.talos.dev/installer/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227:v1.9.3

Documentation

• What's New in Talos v1.9
• Support Matrix for v1.9
• Getting Started Guide
• Bare-metal Network Configuration
• Production Cluster Guide
• Troubleshooting Guide

Extra Assets

Kernel Image

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/kernel-amd64

Kernel Command Line

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/cmdline-metal-amd64

Initramfs Image

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/initramfs-amd64.xz

UKI

https://factory.talos.dev/image/26124abcbd408be693df9fe852c80ef1e6cc178e34d7d7d8430a28d1130b4227/v1.9.3/metal-amd64-uki.efi