Flatcar Container Linux
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Description and history
Flatcar Container Linux is a container optimized OS that ships a minimal OS image, which includes only the tools needed to run containers. The OS is shipped through an immutable filesystem and includes automatic atomic updates.
Developed by Kinvolk (Microsoft)
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License and type
Packaging, sources, repositories and building
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| Homepage | https://flatcar.org/ |
| Based on | CoreOS |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | x86_64, arm64 |
| Category | Containers |
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| Desktop (available) | |
| Source | https://github.com/flatcar |
| Download | https://www.flatcar.org/releases |
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| Docs | https://flatcar-linux.org/docs/latest |
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| Commercial | Yes (Kinvolk subscription) |
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| Social | https://twitter.com/flatcar |
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Releases
Media coverage
- https://kinvolk.io/blog/2021/04/microsoft-acquires-kinvolk/
- https://kinvolk.io/blog/2018/03/announcing-the-flatcar-linux-project/