Photon OS is a Linux based, open source, security-hardened, enterprise grade appliance operating system that is purpose built for Cloud and Edge applications.
Virtual Machines and Bare Metal Run apps on bare metal, on hypervisors like VMware ESXi, or in the public cloud.
Containers and Kubernetes Use as a secure, stand-alone container host, or build cloud-scale Kubernetes nodes and clusters.
Local and Remote Development Use Photon OS as a Development Environment for building modern applications.
Lightweight Container Host Photon OS delivers just enough of a Linux operating system to efficiently run containers on VMware vSphere, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.
Secure By Default Using the recommendations of the Kernel Self-Protection Project (KSPP), the Photon OS Linux Kernel is secure from the start. Packages are built with hardened security flags and can be easily updated and verified.
Real Time Kernel Support Photon OS provides a performant stack for deployments like Virtual Radio Access Network applications that demand real time capabilities and ultra-low latency response.
