# What is EderaON?

A free, single-node tier of Edera for evaluating hardened container runtime protection on your own infrastructure.

EderaON runs each container inside its own lightweight virtual machine, giving you hardware-level isolation that stops container escapes from reaching other workloads or the host.

## How isolation works [Permalink for this section](https://on.edera.dev/what-is-ederaon/#how-isolation-works)

Choose your isolation backend. The installer defaults to Xen.

- **Xen**  
  Recommended  
  Type-1 hypervisor. Provides maximum security and performance with isolation independent of the host OS kernel. Requires UEFI boot mode and compatible instance types.

- **KVM**  
  Coming Soon  
  Works on any Linux VM with hardware virtualization, no UEFI required. KVM support is not yet available — Xen is the current path for EderaON.

## What you get [Permalink for this section](https://on.edera.dev/what-is-ederaon/#what-you-get)

A one-node license valid for 90 days, the Edera runtime, access to Edera images via `images.edera.dev`, and community support via [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/edera-dev/on/issues).

## Supported platforms [Permalink for this section](https://on.edera.dev/what-is-ederaon/#supported-platforms)

EderaON runs on any bare metal or VM that supports UEFI boot mode. EC2 is the documented getting-started path — it is not the only option.

- ⬡ AWS EC2 happy path
- ⬡ Google Cloud
- ⬡ Azure
- ⬡ Bare metal

## Get in touch [Permalink for this section](https://on.edera.dev/what-is-ederaon/#get-in-touch)

Questions or feedback? We want to hear from you.

- **Discord** — [Join the community](https://discord.com/invite/uDeVBfYnJ2)
- **Email** — [on@edera.dev](mailto:on@edera.dev)
- **Found a bug?** [File an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/edera-dev/on/issues)

[Get started: Prepare Your VM →](https://on.edera.dev/prepare-your-vm/)

Last updated on 2026-06-26