talos/website/content/docs/v0.14/Introduction/quickstart.md
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docs: add katacoda link
This PR adds the katacoda tutorial to our quickstart

Signed-off-by: Spencer Smith <spencer.smith@talos-systems.com>
2022-02-23 20:18:40 -05:00

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title: Quickstart
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---
There are two easy ways to try out Talos Linux.
Instructions for each are detailed below.
## Katacoda Sandbox
First, you can explore a sandbox environment hosted on Katacoda.
This approach has the benefit of having no prerequisites and being a bit more guided, so you can quickly learn how to interact with a cluster.
Please visit Katacoda [here](https://katacoda.com/siderolabs/scenarios/talos-intro) to try it out.
## Local Docker Cluster
Another easy way to try Talos is by using the CLI (`talosctl`) to create a cluster on a machine with `docker` installed.
### Prerequisites
#### `talosctl`
Download `talosctl`:
##### `amd64`
```bash
curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/talosctl https://github.com/talos-systems/talos/releases/latest/download/talosctl-$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")-amd64
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/talosctl
```
##### `arm64`
For `linux` and `darwin` operating systems `talosctl` is also available for the `arm64` processor architecture.
```bash
curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/talosctl https://github.com/talos-systems/talos/releases/latest/download/talosctl-$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")-arm64
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/talosctl
```
#### `kubectl`
Download `kubectl` via one of methods outlined in the [documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/).
### Create the Cluster
Now run the following:
```bash
talosctl cluster create
```
Verify that you can reach Kubernetes:
```bash
$ kubectl get nodes -o wide
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION INTERNAL-IP EXTERNAL-IP OS-IMAGE KERNEL-VERSION CONTAINER-RUNTIME
talos-default-master-1 Ready master 115s v1.20.2 10.5.0.2 <none> Talos (v0.14.0) <host kernel> containerd://1.5.5
talos-default-worker-1 Ready <none> 115s v1.20.2 10.5.0.3 <none> Talos (v0.14.0) <host kernel> containerd://1.5.5
```
### Destroy the Cluster
When you are all done, remove the cluster:
```bash
talosctl cluster destroy
```