The Cluster API project uses Kubernetes-style APIs and patterns to automate cluster lifecycle management for platform operators. The supporting infrastructure, like virtual machines, networks, load balancers, and VPCs, as well as the Kubernetes cluster configuration are all defined in the same way that application developers operate deploying and managing their workloads. This enables consistent and repeatable cluster deployments across a wide variety of infrastructure environments.

In this presentation we will look at the way clusters are defined and show a deployment of a Talos Linux cluster on Openstack. We will also discuss the role of the bootstrap cluster, and how to perform a pivot to achieve a self-managed cluster.