Flatcar Container Linux (Stable)
Kinvolk
Price: Typical Total Price$0.042/hrTotal pricing per instance for services hosted on t3.medium in US East (N. Virginia). View Details
Product Overview
Flatcar Container Linux is a self-updating operating system designed for containers, making it ideal for running Kubernetes and other container platforms. It is suitable for anyone deploying containerized applications, particularly those seeking to do so securely or at scale.Flatcar Container Linux offers several benefits over traditional Linux operating systems: Security, Reduced complexity, Automated updates.Deploying a container-optimized OS like Flatcar is recommended by NIST in its application container security guide: "Whenever possible, organizations should use these minimalistic OSs to reduce their attack surfaces and mitigate the typical risks and hardening activities associated with general-purpose OSs."Flatcar is free and open source, with a discussion forum for community users. In addition, Kinvolk offers subscription-based enterprise support including 24x7 service level agreement.
Version: 3815.2.0
By: Kinvolk
Categories: Operating Systems
Operating System
Linux/Unix, Other 3815.2.0
Delivery Methods
Amazon Machine Image
Highlights: Deploying a container-optimized OS like Flatcar is recommended by NIST in its application container security guide Automatic updates deliver security and bug-fix patches without the need for patch management Reduce security exposure by using a minimal, immutable container OS
Category: Infrastructure Software
Delivery Method: Amazon Machine Image
Company Information
Company Name: Kinvolk
About Company: Kinvolk builds foundational open source technologies for cloud infrastructure. Kinvolk offers products and services in the areas of Linux kernel, container runtimes, networking, security, Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure.