Canonical Metal as a Service
Provision and manage physical servers
About this software
MAAS (Metal as a Service) provides bare-metal provisioning and lifecycle management for physical servers. It automates hardware discovery, commissioning, configuration of networks and power control, and operating system deployment through an API and web UI. MAAS is intended for data center operators and teams that need cloud-like provisioning of physical infrastructure, and it integrates with Canonical’s orchestration tools and existing infrastructure workflows.
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Benefits
- Bare-metal provisioning: Automates discovery, commissioning, and OS deployment on physical servers.
- Hardware lifecycle management: Tracks hardware state from commissioning to decommissioning through the UI and API.
- Network and power control: Manages network configuration and out-of-band power management.
- API and UI access: Provides programmable API and web UI for automation and integration.
- Integrations: Works with Canonical orchestration tools and common provisioning workflows.
Available languages
- English
Support information
- Official documentation: Comprehensive MAAS docs and installation guides are published at maas.io/docs.
- Commercial subscriptions available: Canonical offers paid subscription options for enterprise support and services for MAAS deployments.
- Community support channels: Community discussions and resources are available through MAAS forums and Canonical community platforms.
- Software updates: MAAS releases, updates, and security notices are published in official documentation and release notes.
- Professional services: Canonical provides professional services and consulting for large or complex MAAS projects.
Frequently asked questions
What is Canonical Metal as a Service?
A service for provisioning and managing physical servers, automating hardware discovery, commissioning, networking, power control, and image deployment via programmatic interfaces.
How does it provision and deploy operating systems to servers?
Automates provisioning using network boot and image deployment workflows, orchestrating partitioning, network configuration, and installation to bring bare-metal servers into production.
What hardware management capabilities are included?
Provides automated hardware discovery, inventory, power management via out-of-band controllers, and lifecycle operations such as commissioning, testing, and decommissioning.
How does it integrate with orchestration and cloud tools?
Exposes APIs and automation hooks for integration with configuration management, orchestration platforms, and cloud control planes to coordinate provisioning and resource allocation.