Fedora CoreOS

Spec sheet

Purpose

Fedora CoreOS is a minimal, automatically updating operating system for running containerized workloads securely and at scale.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Deployment

Fedora CoreOS is available across three release streams: Stable, Testing, and Next.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Support

Fedora CoreOS community support and issue discussion are available through Fedora community channels and its issue tracker.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Architectures

The download page lists x86_64, aarch64, s390x, and ppc64le CPU architectures.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Cloud support

The download page provides cloud-launchable instances for AWS and GCP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Container host

The project describes CoreOS as a container-based operating system intended to run containerized applications.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Image integrity

Fedora recommends checking image checksums and notes that images are signed with Fedora Project OpenPGP keys.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Installation formats

The download page offers images for bare metal, virtualized environments, and cloud platforms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Intended use

Fedora describes CoreOS as designed for running containerized workloads securely and at scale.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Maintainers

Fedora CoreOS is created by the CoreOS Working Group, a team in the Fedora community.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Minimal design

The Fedora CoreOS image is kept minimal by design.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Open source

CoreOS is supported by the free and open-source Fedora ecosystem.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Plans and prices

Every Fedora CoreOS plan and price →

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