Deploy Cozystack on any Kubernetes with Ansible

For teams that can’t adopt the full Cozystack stack with Talos Linux — whether due to corporate policies, existing infrastructure, or OS-specific requirements — we now offer an official Ansible collection that brings the same Cozystack experience to your existing clusters.

cozystack.installer automates the complete Cozystack deployment on generic Kubernetes — k3s, kubeadm, or RKE2 — turning a single ansible-playbook run into a fully configured cloud platform.

Who is this for

1. Regulated environments: Your company mandates a specific Linux distribution and replacing the OS is not an option.
2. Existing clusters: You already have Kubernetes running and want to add Cozystack capabilities — S3 storage, DBaaS, VMs, a management UI — without rebuilding from scratch.
3. Multi-environment teams: Define your config once and replicate across dev, staging, and production with a single playbook.
4. CI/CD workflows: Integrate Cozystack provisioning into your existing automation pipelines.

Try it yourself

ansible-galaxy collection install git+https://github.com/cozystack/ansible-cozystack.git

The repository includes a complete example — from bare Ubuntu nodes to a running Cozystack platform in one command.

https://github.com/cozystack/ansible-cozystack

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