What is EderaON?
EderaON is a free-to-use, single-node tier of Edera, designed to give security and platform teams hands-on experience with hardened container runtime protection.
How it works
Edera isolates containers using the Xen hypervisor instead of relying on shared kernel namespaces. Each container runs in its own lightweight virtual machine (zone), providing hardware-level isolation that prevents container escapes from reaching other workloads or the host.
EderaON gives you a single-node license to install and evaluate this technology on your own infrastructure.
What you get
- One-node license valid for twelve (12) months
- Edera runtime with Xen-based container isolation
- Access to Edera container images via
images.edera.dev - Community support via GitHub Issues
What EderaON installs
EderaON is not a typical containerized application. The installer:
- Installs the Xen hypervisor and an Edera-built Linux kernel
- Modifies the GRUB bootloader to boot into Xen
- Installs the Edera daemon and supporting services
- Generates a new initramfs for the Edera kernel
After installation, your machine reboots into the Edera kernel running under the Xen hypervisor. Your existing OS becomes a Xen dom0 (privileged domain), and containers run in isolated Xen zones.
Supported platforms
EderaON has been tested on the following platforms in UEFI boot mode on AWS EC2:
| OS | Status |
|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | Supported |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | Supported |
| Debian 12 | In progress |
| CentOS Stream 9 | Supported |
| RHEL 10 | Supported |
Additional platform support is in progress. See docs.edera.dev for the latest compatibility information.
KVM support
If modifying your bootloader to run Xen isn’t right for your environment, KVM-based isolation support is coming soon. Follow edera.dev for updates.
Learn more
- Getting Started — Sign up and install EderaON
- Edera Docs — Full technical documentation
- Edera Concepts — How Edera isolation works under the hood