---
title: Talos
description: Jobs to automate the maintainance of the underlying OS, Talos Linux.
hero:
  tagline: Jobs to automate the maintainance of the underlying OS, Talos Linux.
  image:
    file: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/siderolabs/docs/3989ed11f0622252d7cee03b3ba3a3052be242d7/public/images/talos.svg
  actions:
    - text: Source
      link: https://github.com/siderolabs/talos
      icon: right-arrow
    - text: Deployment Chart
      link: https://gitea.alexlebens.dev/alexlebens/infrastructure/src/branch/main/clusters/cl01tl/helm/talos
      icon: right-arrow
---

import { Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Aside type="tip">etcd has an internal [Grafana Dashboard](https://grafana.alexlebens.net/goto/efit8ig3fljb4c?orgId=1).</Aside>

# Purpose

Automated tooling for managing the host OS.

# Notes

Runs backups of the etcd database for disaster recovery.

Runs regular defragmentation of etcd.