A Linux host with one mission

OuterSpace OS is an Ubuntu-based operating system for Kubernetes inference workers, installed on bare metal or tested in virtual machines. A small host supplies Linux, systemd, containerd and kubelet. Inference engines, model frameworks and user-space accelerator libraries belong in containers.

Development — 0.1.0-dev.0

There is no stable release, supported production image or CIS certification. The source and tests are available; hardware qualification, secure updates and security audit evidence are still required.

The first foundation uses Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a generic server kernel, a read-only root protected by dm-verity, and a writable /var for runtime state. Native Dragonfly integration provides optional P2P image delivery. Cilium supplies the cluster networking and policy profile.

Where it fits

• Physical inference workers in self-managed Kubernetes / kubeadm clusters.
• Virtual machines for image qualification and self-managed cloud clusters.
• Local Docker/kind tests for cluster integration, separately from OS image tests.

Managed AKS node pools require provider-supported OS images. OuterSpace cannot replace their base OS. On Azure, test this OS on VMs running a self-managed cluster; AKS can separately test portable workloads and supported cluster components.

Start with the build guide, architecture, and release policy.