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Update NVIDIA GPU usage docs - #515

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Update NVIDIA GPU usage

Update the NVIDIA GPU usage to show how to install the toolkit, verify it is working in a container and how to use it with Kubernetes.

Part of flatcar/Flatcar#1962

Signed-off-by: Robin Schneider <[email protected]>
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I was able to follow these instructions, however by downloading the nvidia runtime extention directly into /etc/extensions/nvidia-runtime.raw without the symlink. I was able to run the vector add test and got the expected output.

I have not verified the kubernetes parts.

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Comment thread content/docs/latest/setup/customization/using-nvidia.md

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Thanks a lot!

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tormath1 merged commit ac5febc into flatcar:main Feb 13, 2026
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[official-sysext]: https://www.flatcar.org/docs/latest/provisioning/sysext/#flatcar-release-extensions-official
[flatcar-sysext-bakery-nvidia-runtime]: [https://github.com/flatcar/sysext-bakery/releases/tag/nvidia-runtime]

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I missed that! Directly fixed here: 58aa205

Now the documentation is live: https://www.flatcar.org/docs/latest/setup/customization/using-nvidia/

John15321 added a commit to flatcar/Flatcar that referenced this pull request Apr 29, 2026
This PR adds Robin Schneider (@robinschneider) as a Flatcar maintainer.
Adding Robin was proposed on the Maintainers private email list, the
vote was successful (simple majority, no dissentient vote).

The CNCF registries will be updated shortly. 

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Proposal for reference:

Hello team,

I would like to propose including Robin Schneider[1] as a Flatcar
maintainer. Robin has been a very active participant in the Flatcar
community, regularly helping users, sharing practical feedback, and
contributing to discussions across several areas of the project. He has
also contributed to Flatcar infrastructure and provider enablement work,
and has expressed interest in supporting the infrastructure side of the
project wherever possible. Having him within the maintainer team will
greatly help the project.

Some of Robin's work includes:
- Adding STACKIT as a supported cloud provider for Flatcar by providing
the OEM image integration[2]
- Adding STACKIT provider testing support and CI automation for vendor
testing[3]
- Documenting Flatcar usage on STACKIT for users and operators[4]
- Improving the development workflow by fixing the SDK container startup
on macOS[5]
- Updating the NVIDIA GPU usage documentation, including installation,
container verification, and Kubernetes usage[6]
- Investigating and driving work around getting the NVIDIA GPU Operator
working on Flatcar[7]
- Actively participating in the Flatcar community, helping users, and
bringing practical production-user feedback to the project

Please submit your vote via this email.

[1] https://github.com/robinschneider
[2] flatcar/scripts#3018
[3] flatcar/scripts#3287
[4] flatcar/flatcar-website#456
[5] flatcar/scripts#3814
[6] flatcar/flatcar-website#515
[7] #1962
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