Reference

These pages include reference material for deploying, operating and integrating with COS. Use it when you need exact requirements, compatibility matrices, or operational hardening guidance.

Sizing & capacity

Plan compute and storage resources for your deployment scale and retention requirements.

• Sizing guide
• Storage

Release & lifecycle

Information about releases, timelines and our policy for updates and compatibility.

• Release policy

Security

Hardware, software and security guidance required for production use. Consult these pages before planning or hardening a deployment.

• Security hardening guide
• Cryptographic documentation

Integrations & artifacts

Compatibility and packaging information for charms, snaps, and rocks (OCI images).

• Integration matrix
• COS components

Architecture decisions

Choose the right model topology and network layout for your deployment scale and security requirements.

• Topology
• Networking

Day-2 operations

Plan for upgrades and data retention to keep COS healthy over time.

• Lifecycle

Glossary

Definitions of terms and concepts specific to COS and Charmed Observability.

• Glossary

Coordinated workers roles & meta-roles

Roles and meta-roles used in the coordinated workers.

• Coordinated workers roles & meta-roles