Flatcar Container Linux

@flatcar.org

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Flatcar Container Linux is the leading community-driven, container-optimized, auto-updating Linux distribution, homed in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

Flatcar Container Linux – Maintenance Mode. A monthly community event held every last Friday of the month to fix bugs, improve docs, polish infrastructure, and tackle technical debt. Join us on HackMD and Discord.
A SSH connection on a Flatcar instance with a thousand star emoji
July's Maintenance Mode is live now on Jitsi! The event is an all day event on Friday, July 25, 2025. 9 AM CEST.
An image of LTS-2023 end-of-life on 30th July 2025 text represented as Star Wars Intro text
The Mainenance Mode announcement poster for June 27, 2025 - 10 AM IST
Announcement of Bug Smashing Day by Flatcar Container Linux on Friday, June 6th 2025
A popular meme featuring Bernie Sanders outdoors in winter, wearing a beige parka and glasses, with a serious expression. The text at the top reads 'Flatcar maintainers:', and below, in bold white letters, it says, 'I am once again asking please note CGroups V1 deprecation.' The meme humorously references the frequent reminders about the deprecation of CGroups V1 in Flatcar Linux.
A meme featuring a scene from South Park, where a suited banker is sitting at a desk with a computer. The top text reads, 'OPENSSH CVE DISCLOSED,' and the bottom text says, 'AAAAAND ITS GONE.' This humorously references how quickly security vulnerabilities in OpenSSH are disclosed and then patched or mitigated.
A four-panel *expanding brain* meme humorously escalating levels of involvement at FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting). 1. **First panel**: A dimly lit brain, representing the basic level of engagement, with the text: *"ATTENDING FOSDEM AS PARTICIPANTS."* 2. **Second panel**: A slightly more illuminated brain, symbolizing increased involvement, with the text: *"PRESENTING A TALK AT FOSDEM."* 3. **Third panel**: A glowing brain, signifying an even greater level of dedication, with the text: *"HOSTING A SHARED FLATCAR AND GENTOO BOOTH AT FOSDEM 2025."* 4. **Fourth panel**: A fully expanded, radiant brain, implying the ultimate level of mastery, with the text: *"DEMONSTRATING GENTOO RUNNING ON AN AMIGA AT THE BOOTH, ATTRACTING SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION."* Each stage suggests increasing levels of involvement, culminating in a niche but impressive technical feat that draws admiration from FOSDEM attendees.
A meme featuring the 'Distracted Boyfriend' stock photo. The image shows a man labeled 'Tech Enthusiast' turning away from his girlfriend, labeled 'Complex VPN Configurations,' to look at another woman passing by, labeled 'Flatcar's Simple and Secure VPN Setup.' The caption reads: 'POV: When you realize deploying your own VPN can be simple and secure with Flatcar.
ascii art scene of a train pulling up to a Christmas tree, with the message "Wishing you a secure, immutable Christmas and a declaratively provisioned New Year! - Your Flatcar Container Linux Team"
London underground whiteboard sign: "the next Flatcar LTS will arrive on platform 1 in early 2025, based on the latest Stable release"
gandalf looks thoughtful: "new flatcar release is out" gandalf looks surprised: "including updated OpenSSL, kernel, and... podman?"
Family looking at a laptop, caption “happy cyber Monday!”
Painting of a 1950s scene. Husband looks up at wife, who is lighting his pipe. She says "Darling, I heard Flatcar is now a CNCF incubating project, enabling a fully community-driven cloud native stack for securely deploying containers.". He says "Well, that's nice, dear."
car saleman: * slaps roof* this sporty little Linux can securely hold thousands of containers, and now it comes with a 100,000-mile CNCF independent governance warranty buyer: sounds great, but what's next?