--- title: "MAAS installation: bare metal provisioning is easier than ever" url: https://daily.dev/posts/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever-m4c5ejz4q source_url: https://ubuntu.com/blog/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever type: article source: "Ubuntu" published: 2026-07-15T13:27:15.506Z updated: 2026-07-15T13:27:50.148Z tags: ["postgresql", "ubuntu"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 4 comments: 0 language: 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. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Managing Ubuntu on bare metal at scale](https://daily.dev/posts/managing-ubuntu-on-bare-metal-at-scale-haagreur8) · Ubuntu · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Simplify bare metal operations for sovereign clouds](https://daily.dev/posts/simplify-bare-metal-operations-for-sovereign-clouds-4bgjtrdym) · Ubuntu · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [VMware hypervisor deployment using MAAS](https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-hypervisor-deployment-using-maas-bkamccsg7) · Ubuntu · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The bare metal problem in AI Factories](https://daily.dev/posts/the-bare-metal-problem-in-ai-factories-gxdbbjn4f) · Ubuntu · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/maas-installation-bare-metal-provisioning-is-easier-than-ever-m4c5ejz4q)