---
title: "Non-cluster hosts"
description: "Install Calico Open Source on bare-metal hosts outside a Kubernetes cluster — choose between policy-only, networking-only, or full installation paths."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Installing and upgrading"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/"
---

# Non-cluster hosts

## [📄️About non-cluster hosts](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/about.md)

[Install Calico Open Source on non-cluster hosts and VMs — pick between policy-only and networking-and-policy modes for protecting hosts outside Kubernetes.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/about.md)

## [📄️System requirements](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/requirements.md)

[Operating system, kernel, and connectivity requirements for installing Calico Open Source on a non-cluster host.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/requirements.md)

## [🗃Installation](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation.md)

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