Why does talos rely on a separate config from kubernetes?

[wokalski]

I don't understand why there are two configs; one for talos and then your regular kubernetes setup. Why isn't everything defined in terms of kubernetes resources?

[smira]

I'm not sure what kind of config you're asking about. If that's talosconfig and kubeconfig (client-side configuration), then the answer is easy. The file talosconfig file contains client credentials to access Talos Linux API. Sometimes Kubernetes might be down for a number of reasons (etcd issues, misconfiguration, etc.), while Talos API access will always be available. Talos API is a way to access the operating system and fix issues, e.g. fixing access to Kubernetes. When the OS is running fine, using only Kubernetes APIs (via kubeconfig) is all you might need to deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads.

[wokalski]

That's exactly what I meant. Thank you.