# Rafay MKS for Bare Metal and VMs

[Rafay MKS](https://docs.rafay.co/clusters/upstream/baremetal_vm/overview/) is an enterprise Kubernetes distribution that allows users to provision and operate CNCF conformant upstream Kubernetes clusters in data centers and edge environments. We maintain a [public Git repository](https://github.com/RafaySystems/getstarted) with tested code and examples for each guide below.

- **Cluster Lifecycle Management**  
  Provision and manage the lifecycle of Upstream Kubernetes clusters on bare metal and VMs.  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/mks/clusterlifecycle/overview/)

- **MKS with Cilium and Hubble**  
  Learn how to create an MKS cluster with Cilium CNI and Hubble enabled for advanced networking and observability.  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/mks/mks_hub_cluster/overview/)

- **Windows**  
  Provision and manage Windows worker nodes. Deploy and operate Windows containers.  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/mks/windows/overview/)

- **Backup & Restore**  
  Securely backup your Upstream Kubernetes cluster resources and volumes to protect against infrastructure loss, data corruption, and/or service outages.  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/mks/backup/overview/)

- **Managed Storage**  
  Deploy and operate Rook/Ceph based managed storage for Block, File and Object based storage for your stateful applications.  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/managed_storage/overview/)

- **Nvidia GPUs**  
  Operate AI/ML applications on Upstream Kubernetes clusters with Nvidia GPU enabled nodes  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/mks/gpu/overview/)

- **Virtual Machines on Kubernetes**  
  Deploy and Operate Virtual Machines on Upstream Kubernetes alongside containers using KubeVirt  
  [**Get Started**](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/kubevirt/overview/)