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# NICo — NVIDIA Infra Controller Documentation

NICo is an open source suite of microservices for site-local, zero-trust bare-metal lifecycle management. It automates hardware discovery, firmware validation, DPU provisioning, network isolation, and tenant sanitization — enabling NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs) and infrastructure operators to stand up and operate AI factory-scale infrastructure.

NICo is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.

## Where do you want to start?

| | **Deploy & Operate NICo** | **Integrate with NICo** | **Evaluate NICo** |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Who** | NCP infrastructure operators deploying and managing bare-metal fleets | ISV developers and platform engineers building on NICo's APIs | Architects and decision-makers evaluating NICo for their stack |
| **Start here** | [Prerequisites](/infra-controller/documentation/getting-started/prerequisites/hardware) | [Architecture Overview](/infra-controller/documentation/architecture/overview-and-components) | [What is NICo?](/infra-controller/documentation/overview/what-is-nico) |
| **Then** | [Quick Start Guide](/infra-controller/documentation/getting-started/quick-start-guide) | [Redfish Workflow](/infra-controller/documentation/architecture/redfish-workflow) | [Key Capabilities](/infra-controller/documentation/overview/key-capabilities) |
| **Then** | [Ingesting Hosts](/infra-controller/documentation/provisioning-day-0-operations/ingesting-hosts) | [Redfish Endpoints Reference](/infra-controller/documentation/architecture/redfish-endpoints-reference) | [Day 0/1/2 Lifecycle](/infra-controller/documentation/overview/day-0-day-1-day-2-lifecycle) |
| **Then** | [Reference Installation](/infra-controller/documentation/getting-started/installation-options/reference-installation) | [REST API Reference](/infra-controller/api) | [HCL](/infra-controller/documentation/reference/hardware-compatibility-list) + [FAQs](/infra-controller/documentation/reference/fa-qs) |

## Quick Links

- [Hardware Compatibility List](/infra-controller/documentation/reference/hardware-compatibility-list) — Supported servers and DPUs
- [Release Notes](/infra-controller/documentation/reference/release-notes) — What's new in each version
- [FAQs](/infra-controller/documentation/reference/fa-qs) — Common questions answered
- [GitHub: NICo Core](https://github.com/NVIDIA/ncx-infra-controller-core) | [NICo REST](https://github.com/NVIDIA/ncx-infra-controller-rest)