--- title: MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier... description: Canonical has updated the MAAS (Metal as a Service) installation documentation to make bare metal provisioning easier for new users. The new 'Get started'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever-m4c5ejz4q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever | daily.dev og:description: Canonical has updated the MAAS (Metal as a Service) installation documentation to make bare metal provisioning easier for new users. The new 'Get started'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever-m4c5ejz4q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/M4C5Ejz4Q.png og:image:alt: MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever **[Ubuntu](https://daily.dev/sources/ubuntu)** · 4 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canonical has updated the MAAS (Metal as a Service) installation documentation to make bare metal provisioning easier for new users. The new 'Get started' guide uses the MAAS snap and PostgreSQL snap together for a single-machine region+rack deployment, reducing manual package and service setup. It covers installation, basic network configuration (DNS, DHCP, subnets, VLANs), and initial machine management — providing a realistic path from lab setup to small production environments without requiring complex topology decisions upfront. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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