# Edge-Node Infrastructure Blueprint


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The Edge Node Infrastructure Blueprint is a reference solution, it is not intended for production use.
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The Edge Node Infrastructure Blueprint creates a comprehensive edge computing platform that enables hardware acceleration capabilities including GPU, NPU, SR-IOV, and other features for modern applications, allowing containerized and cloud-native applications to be deployed seamlessly on edge nodes.

This blueprint helps you:

- Build bootable installation artifacts.
- Prepare USB media for target node provisioning.
- Bring up core software components after first boot.
- Validate platform readiness for cloud-native edge workloads.

The solution bridges the gap between edge hardware capabilities and application requirements,
providing a standardized platform for deploying latency-sensitive workloads, AI and machine learning inference, 
IoT processing, and real-time applications at the network edge.


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Get Started <get-started.md>
Container Device Interface Guide <container-device-interface-guide.md>
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