Meta tags:
description=Lightweight Kubernetes. Easy to install, half the memory, all in a binary of less than 100 MB.;

Headings (most frequently used words):

what, is, k3s, with, the, name,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
k3s (10), the (10), kubernetes (9), and (7), lightweight (6), cluster (5), for (4), container (4), controller (4), all (3), trademarks (3), half (3), k8s (3), with (3), single (3), binary (3), 2026 (2), linux (2), foundation (2), page (2), quick (2), start (2), guide (2), installation (2), that (2), memory (2), letter (2), word (2), stylized (2), what (2), dependencies (2), easy (2), distributed (2), image (2), network (2), cri (2), are (2), default (2), environments (2), options (2), datastore (2), english (2), copyright, project, authors, rights, reserved, has, registered, uses, list, please, see, our, trademark, usage, next, last, updated, jul, edit, this, wanted, was, size, terms, footprint, something, big, would, there, long, form, official, pronunciation, name, packages, required, batteries, included, creation, host, utilities, iptables, socat, etc, spegel, registry, mirror, local, path, provisioner, persistent, volume, kube, router, policy, servicelb, load, balancer, traefik, ingress, coredns, dns, flannel, interface, cni, containerd, dockerd, runtime, external, have, been, minimized, only, requirements, modern, kernel, cgroup, mounts, operation, control, plane, components, encapsulated, process, allowing, automate, manage, complex, operations, like, distributing, certificates, secure, reasonable, defaults, wrapped, simple, launcher, handles, lot, complexity, tls, based, sqlite3, storage, backend, etcd3, mysql, postgres, also, available, minimal, fully, compliant, distribution, following, enhancements, situations, where, phd, clusterology, infeasible, embedded, air, gapped, board, computers, arm, development, continuous, integration, internet, things, iot, homelab, edge, great, install, less, than, 100, faq, known, issues, related, projects, release, notes, reference, advanced, configuration, networking, add, ons, access, architecture, cli, tools, security, upgrades, github, blog, 日本語, 简体中文, skip, main, content,

Text of the page (random words):
k3s lightweight kubernetes k3s skip to main content english english 简体中文 日本語 blog github k3s lightweight kubernetes quick start guide installation cluster datastore upgrades security cli tools architecture cluster access add ons networking advanced options configuration reference release notes related projects known issues faq k3s lightweight kubernetes lightweight kubernetes easy to install half the memory all in a binary of less than 100 mb great for edge homelab internet of things iot continuous integration ci development single board computers arm air gapped environments embedded k8s situations where a phd in k8s clusterology is infeasible what is k3s k3s is a fully compliant kubernetes distribution with the following enhancements distributed as a single binary or minimal container image lightweight datastore based on sqlite3 as the default storage backend etcd3 mysql and postgres are also available wrapped in simple launcher that handles a lot of the complexity of tls and options secure by default with reasonable defaults for lightweight environments operation of all kubernetes control plane components is encapsulated in a single binary and process allowing k3s to automate and manage complex cluster operations like distributing certificates external dependencies have been minimized the only requirements are a modern kernel and cgroup mounts packages the required dependencies for easy batteries included cluster creation containerd cri dockerd container runtime cri flannel container network interface cni coredns cluster dns traefik ingress controller servicelb load balancer controller kube router network policy controller local path provisioner persistent volume controller spegel distributed container image registry mirror host utilities iptables socat etc what s with the name we wanted an installation of kubernetes that was half the size in terms of memory footprint kubernetes is a 10 letter word stylized as k8s so something half as big as kubernetes would be a 5 letter word stylized as k3s there is no long form of k3s and no official pronunciation edit this page last updated on jul 8 2026 next quick start guide copyright 2026 k3s project authors all rights reserved the linux foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks for a list of trademarks of the linux foundation please see our trademark usage page