March 3, 2026 - These targets live in the main siderolabs/talos repository, which consumes the kernel image you just built in pkgs. # Switch to the talos repo and point it at your custom kernel via PKG_KERNEL cd ../talos # Build the initramfs with the custom kernel make initramfs PKG_KERNEL=ghcr.io/youruser/kernel:<tag> # Build the installer image with everything included make installer PKG_KERNEL=ghcr.io/youruser/kernel:<tag> # Build an ISO for bare metal deployment make iso PKG_KERNEL=ghcr.io/youruser/kernel:<tag>

Guide on how to customize the kernel used by Talos Linux.

March 3, 2026 - For your own custom kernel module you can either use bldr and follow the official pattern, or roll a Dockerfile that produces the same OCI image layout that Talos expects (a manifest.yaml at the image root and the kernel module files under rootfs/).

June 10, 2022 - FROM scratch AS customization COPY --from=<custom kernel image> /lib/modules /lib/modules FROM ghcr.io/siderolabs/installer:latest COPY --from=<custom kernel image> /boot/vmlinuz /usr/install/${TARGETARCH}/vmlinuz

Add custom kernel parameters to Talos Images, without upgrading - nberlee/TalosImageExtraKernelParams

March 3, 2026 - Step-by-step guide to configuring extra kernel arguments in Talos Linux for hardware compatibility and performance tuning.

March 3, 2026 - # Building a custom Talos kernel is done through the pkgs repository # This is only necessary if you need kernel config changes that # cannot be achieved through sysctl git clone https://github.com/siderolabs/pkgs.git cd pkgs git checkout ...

How to build talos with custom kernel extensions. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

February 1, 2026 - $ kubectl get nodes -o wide NAME STATUS ROLES VERSION INTERNAL-IP KERNEL-VERSION talos-192-168-150-8 Ready &LTnone> v1.35.0 192.168.150.8 6.12.67-talos talos-ek0-5dx Ready control-plane v1.35.0 100.78.183.103 6.18.2-talos talos-lwn-dba Ready &LTnone> v1.35.0 100.95.115.98 6.18.2-talos · The RPi5 is running the custom 6.12.67-talos kernel with 4K pages, working ethernet, and is fully participating in cluster workloads.

March 3, 2026 - Talos allows you to pass extra kernel arguments through the install configuration. These arguments get written into the bootloader config and apply every time the machine boots. This is useful for enabling specific hardware support, debugging ...

March 3, 2026 - Learn how to configure extra kernel parameters in Talos Linux for hardware compatibility, performance tuning, and security hardening.

March 3, 2026 - Learn how to include custom kernel modules in Talos Linux images using Image Factory for hardware drivers, filesystem support, and networking features.

November 18, 2024 - Bug Report Description Sorry if this has been discussed before but I couldn't find much, but I was wondering if I could load kernel modules onto my existing cluster? I am trying to install binhex/arch-sabnzbdvpn and I found from this iss...

March 3, 2026 - This model has a big advantage: you never end up in a situation where the kernel was updated but some userspace component was not. Everything moves together as a single unit. Before you can schedule updates, you need to know what versions you are running and what is available. # Check the current Talos version, which includes the kernel talosctl version -n <node-ip> # Compare with the latest available version # Check the Talos releases page for the latest version # https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases