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Operate · v0.0.1

IONOS Cloud provider

A supported v0.0.1 provider path with typed IONOS API integration, data-center network identity, VM contracts and explicit VXLAN-only Calico transport. Current posture: Stable · production-gated.

AudienceCloud platform operatorsReading time10 minutesCommands in contextNo terminal requiredReviewed sourcefcc5871 · 30 July 2026
RC

Exact release scope. This page documents the reviewed v0.0.1 source at fcc5871. Check release status before enabling a gated capability.

Release posture

Stable · production-gated

A supported v0.0.1 provider path with typed IONOS API integration, data-center network identity, VM contracts and explicit VXLAN-only Calico transport.

Implemented operation contracts

  • Credential validation
  • Location and image discovery
  • Data-center network planning
  • VM lifecycle contracts
  • Create, scale and replace planning

Prerequisites

  • Scoped API credentials
  • Explicit data-center and LAN identity
  • VXLAN Calico intent
  • Allowed-host and outbound-request policy

Limits and stop conditions

BoundaryOperator rule
01Production use remains environment-approved
02IP-in-IP is rejected as cni_transport_incompatible
03No protocol fallback
04Exact-release provider evidence remains required

Evaluation workflow

  1. 01

    Create a disposable provider boundary

    Use dedicated credentials, quota/budget controls and no production workload.

  2. 02

    Register and validate

    Confirm allowed hosts, identity, region and discovery without retry loops.

  3. 03

    Review the infrastructure plan

    Inspect network, firewall, image, size, node identity and warnings.

  4. 04

    Exercise lifecycle

    Create, scale, replace, upgrade, failure/recovery and cleanup for the exact release.

  5. 05

    Record the decision

    Retain provider action IDs, OperationRuns, artifacts, residual risk and explicit approval or rejection.