k3s-docs

name	k3s-docs
description	K3s documentation — lightweight Kubernetes for IoT/edge. Covers installation (air-gap, private registry, HA), architecture (embedded etcd, external datastore), networking (Flannel, CoreDNS, Traefik), security (secrets encryption, CIS hardening), upgrades, CLI (k3s server/agent/etcd-snapshot/certificate/token), and Helm charts. USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about K3s, k3s server, k3s agent, k3s install, k3s networking, k3s hardening, or edge Kubernetes.
version	0.1.0

K3s Documentation

Official docs for K3s — lightweight certified Kubernetes distribution built for IoT and edge computing.

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Reference Index (56 docs)

Getting Started (8 docs)

• references/introduction.md — K3s overview and features
• references/quick-start.md — Quick start guide
• references/architecture.md — Server/agent architecture, single-server and HA
• references/cluster-access.md — Accessing the cluster with kubectl
• references/advanced.md — Advanced options and configuration
• references/faq.md — Frequently asked questions
• references/known-issues.md — Known issues and workarounds
• references/related-projects.md — Related projects (K3OS, Autok3s, etc.)

Installation (9 docs)

• references/installation/installation.md — Installation overview
• references/installation/requirements.md — System requirements (OS, hardware, networking)
• references/installation/configuration.md — Configuration options (config file, CLI flags, env vars)
• references/installation/private-registry.md — Private registry configuration
• references/installation/registry-mirror.md — Registry mirror setup
• references/installation/airgap.md — Air-gap installation
• references/installation/server-roles.md — Server roles (control-plane, etcd, worker)
• references/installation/packaged-components.md — Packaged components (Flannel, CoreDNS, Traefik, etc.)
• references/installation/uninstall.md — Uninstalling K3s

Datastore & HA (5 docs)

• references/datastore/datastore.md — Datastore overview
• references/datastore/ha-embedded.md — HA with embedded etcd
• references/datastore/ha.md — HA with external datastore (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etcd)
• references/datastore/backup-restore.md — Backup and restore
• references/datastore/cluster-loadbalancer.md — Cluster load balancer setup

Upgrades (5 docs)

• references/upgrades/upgrades.md — Upgrade overview
• references/upgrades/manual.md — Manual upgrades
• references/upgrades/automated.md — Automated upgrades (system-upgrade-controller)
• references/upgrades/killall.md — K3s killall script
• references/upgrades/roll-back.md — Rollback procedures

Security (10 docs)

• references/security/security.md — Security overview
• references/security/secrets-encryption.md — Secrets encryption at rest
• references/security/hardening-guide.md — CIS hardening guide
• references/security/self-assessment-1.24.md — CIS self-assessment v1.24
• references/security/self-assessment-1.23.md — CIS self-assessment v1.23
• references/security/self-assessment-1.11.md — CIS self-assessment v1.11
• references/security/self-assessment-1.10.md — CIS self-assessment v1.10
• references/security/self-assessment-1.9.md — CIS self-assessment v1.9
• references/security/self-assessment-1.8.md — CIS self-assessment v1.8
• references/security/self-assessment-1.7.md — CIS self-assessment v1.7

CLI Reference (7 docs)

• references/cli/cli.md — CLI overview
• references/cli/server.md — k3s server flags and options
• references/cli/agent.md — k3s agent flags and options
• references/cli/certificate.md — k3s certificate management
• references/cli/etcd-snapshot.md — k3s etcd-snapshot backup/restore
• references/cli/secrets-encrypt.md — k3s secrets-encrypt management
• references/cli/token.md — k3s token management

Networking (5 docs)

• references/networking/networking.md — Networking overview
• references/networking/basic-network-options.md — Basic network options (Flannel, Canal, custom CNI)
• references/networking/networking-services.md — Networking services (CoreDNS, Traefik, ServiceLB)
• references/networking/distributed-multicloud.md — Distributed/multicloud setup
• references/networking/multus-ipams.md — Multus and IPAM plugins

Reference (4 docs)

• references/reference/env-variables.md — Environment variables reference
• references/reference/flag-deprecation.md — Deprecated flags
• references/reference/metrics.md — Metrics endpoints
• references/reference/resource-profiling.md — Resource profiling

Add-ons (3 docs)

• references/add-ons/helm.md — Helm chart management (HelmChart CRD)
• references/add-ons/import-images.md — Importing container images
• references/add-ons/storage.md — Storage (local-path-provisioner, Longhorn)