# Cluster Types

In this document, we will explore the different types of Kubernetes clusters Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) supports today.

* [On Premise (BareOS)](https://docs.platform9.com/managed-kubernetes/clusters/on-premise-bare-os) – Platform9 uses the term **‘BareOS’** to refer to physical servers or a set of Linux virtual machines like VMWare or KVM. Clusters created using these machine types are called a **BareOS** cluster. Once created, these clusters will show up in your PMK UI with type ‘BareOS’.
* [AWS Native Clusters](https://docs.platform9.com/managed-kubernetes/clusters/aws-native-clusters) – This is the PMK legacy mechanism to create clusters natively in AWS using EC2 instances and using Platform9's native Qbert cluster management APIs.