# \#embedded-cluster **URL:** https://community.replicated.com/tag/embedded-cluster/67.md [Latest](https://community.replicated.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.replicated.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.replicated.com/tags.md) --- ## [X86-64-v2 CPU requirement for KOTS components](https://community.replicated.com/t/x86-64-v2-cpu-requirement-for-kots-components/1616)
**Author:** [@GerardNguyen](https://community.replicated.com/u/GerardNguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/x86-64-v2-cpu-requirement-for-kots-components/1616 "2026-05-07T03:28:44Z")
Background From KOTS v1.104.4, KOTS and its components require the x86-64-v2 instruction set. This is enforced at runtime by glibc in the container base images. Affected components: images kotsadm, kotsadm-migrations S… --- ## [Required Version Releases: How do I make a given release “required” and what does that mean for the end-customer product experience?](https://community.replicated.com/t/required-version-releases-how-do-i-make-a-given-release-required-and-what-does-that-mean-for-the-end-customer-product-experience/1582)
**Author:** [@Amber\_Alston](https://community.replicated.com/u/Amber_Alston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/required-version-releases-how-do-i-make-a-given-release-required-and-what-does-that-mean-for-the-end-customer-product-experience/1582 "2025-09-19T00:24:48Z")
In the world of enterprise customer-managed software your end customers will likely be on various versions of your software at any given time given different deployment cadences and processes. As such, it’s considered an… --- ## [Pods Stuck in CreateContainerConfigError After Upgrading to Kubernetes v1.31](https://community.replicated.com/t/pods-stuck-in-createcontainerconfigerror-after-upgrading-to-kubernetes-v1-31/1551)
**Author:** [@diamon\_w](https://community.replicated.com/u/diamon_w)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/pods-stuck-in-createcontainerconfigerror-after-upgrading-to-kubernetes-v1-31/1551 "2025-07-02T17:42:51Z")
If you have recently upgraded your Embedded Cluster to a version running Kubernetes v1.31, you may encounter a startup issue on controller nodes where pods fail to initialize correctly. Symptoms A review of the kubelet … --- ## [What happens downstream when I demote a release in Vendor Portal? (Removing a channel release) - UPDATED SEPT 2025](https://community.replicated.com/t/what-happens-downstream-when-i-demote-a-release-in-vendor-portal-removing-a-channel-release-updated-sept-2025/1565)
**Author:** [@Amber\_Alston](https://community.replicated.com/u/Amber_Alston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/what-happens-downstream-when-i-demote-a-release-in-vendor-portal-removing-a-channel-release-updated-sept-2025/1565 "2025-08-05T21:22:28Z")
There may be a reason you want to remove a previously promoted release from a channel. When you do so, the downstream impacts of this release removal can depend on which installer method your customer is leveraging, as w… --- ## [Summary of related guidance and Q&A for upcoming Bitnami catalog changes](https://community.replicated.com/t/summary-of-related-guidance-and-q-a-for-upcoming-bitnami-catalog-changes/1575)
**Author:** [@Amber\_Alston](https://community.replicated.com/u/Amber_Alston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/summary-of-related-guidance-and-q-a-for-upcoming-bitnami-catalog-changes/1575 "2025-08-20T17:50:05Z")
Following Bitnami’s recent announcement about changes to their public catalog we’ve been working with multiple software vendors to help them plan a path forward. This has resulted in a few related community guidance post… --- ## [Embedded Cluster v2 Upgrade Process and Troubleshooting Guide](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-cluster-v2-upgrade-process-and-troubleshooting-guide/1523)
**Author:** [@GerardNguyen](https://community.replicated.com/u/GerardNguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-cluster-v2-upgrade-process-and-troubleshooting-guide/1523 "2025-05-26T06:44:23Z")
This guide explains how Embedded Cluster upgrades work and provides step-by-step troubleshooting when things go wrong. How Upgrades Work Understanding the upgrade process helps you troubleshoot issues more effectively. … --- ## [What the @!#$% is a kotsadm?](https://community.replicated.com/t/what-the-is-a-kotsadm/1555)
**Author:** [@crdant](https://community.replicated.com/u/crdant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/what-the-is-a-kotsadm/1555 "2025-07-10T21:26:38Z")
For as long as we’ve offered the current generation of Embedded Cluster, I’ve been arguing with the team about using kotsadm as the default for deploying your application. When I install my demo application (“Slackernews… --- ## [How to: Use CMX to simulate installs with Proxy's](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-use-cmx-to-simulate-installs-with-proxys/1545)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Martinez](https://community.replicated.com/u/Joe_Martinez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-use-cmx-to-simulate-installs-with-proxys/1545 "2025-06-18T17:33:34Z")
CMX Proxy guide What You Need 2 CMX VMs that are on the same network One will be the proxy server, one will be the target for installation Step 1: Set Up Proxy VM Spin up a CMX VM replicated vm create --distribution ub… --- ## [Troubleshoot Preflight failures with HTTPS Proxy](https://community.replicated.com/t/troubleshoot-preflight-failures-with-https-proxy/1542)
**Author:** [@GerardNguyen](https://community.replicated.com/u/GerardNguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/troubleshoot-preflight-failures-with-https-proxy/1542 "2025-06-17T02:28:01Z")
When installing applications using Replicated Embedded Cluster in environments with --http-proxy, --https-proxy configurations, you may encounter preflight failures that prevent successful installation. This guide walks … --- ## [How to: uninstall a Helm Chart from Embedded Cluster Configuration and the Cluster (EC 1.x.x)](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-uninstall-a-helm-chart-from-embedded-cluster-configuration-and-the-cluster-ec-1-x-x/1521)
**Author:** [@Dexter\_Yan](https://community.replicated.com/u/Dexter_Yan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-uninstall-a-helm-chart-from-embedded-cluster-configuration-and-the-cluster-ec-1-x-x/1521 "2025-05-21T03:14:27Z")
If you need to install Helm charts before your application and as part of the Embedded Cluster itself, you can do this with Helm extensions. However, after changes to your application, there may be cases where you want … --- ## [How to: Choose the Right --network-interface to Solve ‘Timed Out Waiting’ Errors During Embedded Cluster Installation](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-network-interface-to-solve-timed-out-waiting-errors-during-embedded-cluster-installation/1519)
**Author:** [@Dexter\_Yan](https://community.replicated.com/u/Dexter_Yan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-network-interface-to-solve-timed-out-waiting-errors-during-embedded-cluster-installation/1519 "2025-05-15T04:28:57Z")
When installing a new Embedded Cluster using your installation script, you may encounter timeout errors with messages displayed in the terminal, such as: timed out waiting for openebs-localpv-provisioner to deploy infr… --- ## [View saved images in an airgap bundle](https://community.replicated.com/t/view-saved-images-in-an-airgap-bundle/1518)
**Author:** [@GerardNguyen](https://community.replicated.com/u/GerardNguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/view-saved-images-in-an-airgap-bundle/1518 "2025-05-13T07:02:26Z")
If you have an airgap bundle and need to inspect the container images without extracting the entire bundle, you can use the following commands. Prerequisites tar CLI installed Inspecting Images in an Airgap Bundle Sta… --- ## [Fix for "Permission Denied" Error When Starting etcd in Embedded Cluster](https://community.replicated.com/t/fix-for-permission-denied-error-when-starting-etcd-in-embedded-cluster/1516)
**Author:** [@Evans\_Mungai](https://community.replicated.com/u/Evans_Mungai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/fix-for-permission-denied-error-when-starting-etcd-in-embedded-cluster/1516 "2025-05-12T17:12:46Z")
If you’re encountering the following error during your Embedded Cluster installation: Failed to start: fork/exec \/k0s/bin/etcd: permission denied component=etcd You’re not alone—this is a known issue that typ… --- ## [Troubleshooting Calico networking issues](https://community.replicated.com/t/troubleshooting-calico-networking-issues/1458)
**Author:** [@GerardNguyen](https://community.replicated.com/u/GerardNguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/troubleshooting-calico-networking-issues/1458 "2024-11-28T01:19:58Z")
Troubleshooting Calico networking issues Replicated Embedded Cluster uses Calico as the default networking solution. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for troubleshooting networking issues in Embedded Cluster… --- ## [Embedded Cluster - Replace haproxy with external load balancer](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-cluster-replace-haproxy-with-external-load-balancer/1391)
**Author:** [@Nick](https://community.replicated.com/u/Nick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-cluster-replace-haproxy-with-external-load-balancer/1391 "2024-03-27T15:08:29Z")
We had a customer who did a high availability installation of an embedded cluster, but at the time did not proxy an external load balancer for traffic for the API Server, and so instead haproxy was added a static pod, an… --- ## [Kubernetes Add-on / Upgrade Guidance (kURL installer)](https://community.replicated.com/t/kubernetes-add-on-upgrade-guidance-kurl-installer/978)
**Author:** [@dex](https://community.replicated.com/u/dex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/kubernetes-add-on-upgrade-guidance-kurl-installer/978 "2022-09-19T20:57:00Z")
Got a great question over the weekend - reproduced below We’re looking for a little Kubernetes / add-on upgrade guidance… Our deployments are all embedded cluster installs using kURL with the following config: apiVer… --- ## [Embedded installer system requirements depending on selected add-ons](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-installer-system-requirements-depending-on-selected-add-ons/959)
**Author:** [@Philipp\_Lukan](https://community.replicated.com/u/Philipp_Lukan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/embedded-installer-system-requirements-depending-on-selected-add-ons/959 "2022-09-19T14:09:31Z")
We are currently supporting a customer installing an embedded cluster setup. The kurl installer declaration we are using includes some outdated add-ons which we want to upgrade. Specifically, we are investigating to re… --- ## [Can the embedded Kurl installer be re-run to continue installation after prior failure?](https://community.replicated.com/t/can-the-embedded-kurl-installer-be-re-run-to-continue-installation-after-prior-failure/928)
**Author:** [@Philipp\_Lukan](https://community.replicated.com/u/Philipp_Lukan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/can-the-embedded-kurl-installer-be-re-run-to-continue-installation-after-prior-failure/928 "2022-08-19T16:06:13Z")
One of our customers is trying to install KOTS with the embedded cluster installer. Unfortunately the installer failed due to insufficient disk space installing kustomize under /usr/local/bin (although the preflight che… --- ## [Automated/Headless installations in existing cluster with CLI](https://community.replicated.com/t/automated-headless-installations-in-existing-cluster-with-cli/882)
**Author:** [@dex](https://community.replicated.com/u/dex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/automated-headless-installations-in-existing-cluster-with-cli/882 "2022-07-25T05:21:09Z")
Great question from today about automating embedded KOTS app manager installs for headless installations. Hey everyone. Is it possible to use apply config-values to an embedded installation like it is done here for an …