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The worker reads FLUKSIO_WORKER_TOKEN itself; on the command line the
token shows in ps. The --token row in the options table says so.
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fluksio-worker

Runs Fluksio nodes on a machine the engine cannot reach — a GPU box, a cluster node, anything behind a NAT. It dials out to the engine over one authenticated websocket, so nothing has to be exposed here.

pip install fluksio-worker

fluksio-worker \
  --url wss://api.example.com/api/v1/workers/attach \
  --labels gpu,cuda12 \
  --python /opt/torch-venv/bin/python

--python is the interpreter node code runs on, which is how this machine keeps its own wheels without the engine ever installing them. Mint a token from the engine with POST /api/v1/workers/tokens; it carries this worker's name and labels, and --labels may repeat those but not change them.

It sends the token as an Authorization header, which an engine from before that does not read: upgrade the engine first, then its workers.

A plain ws:// address is refused unless the engine is on this machine, since the token and node secrets would cross the network in clear; --insecure allows it on a network you trust.

Linux and macOS.

License

Copyright (C) 2026 Melvin Strobl — GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later. Running a modified version over a network obliges you to offer its users the corresponding source (AGPL §13).