Quick setup of the Axual Platform

Which documentation you need for your installation depends on the deployment scenario.

Choosing your deployment scenario

Which of the following scenarios best matches your situation?

I want to try out the complete Axual Platform in my own infrastructure. I want to try out Axual Governance on my existing Kafka cluster(s)

Details

If you want to try out the complete Axual Platform on your own infrastructure, you will need to deploy both the Axual Streaming and Axual Governance layers.

If you want to try out Axual Governance on an existing Kafka cluster(s), you will not need Axual Streaming. You need to deploy Axual Governance and onboard your existing Kafka cluster through the Self-Service interface. Axual Governance supports the following Kafka providers in an on-premise / private cloud installation.

  • Apache Kafka

  • Strimzi

  • AMQ Streams

  • Confluent Platform

Prerequisites

To install Axual Platform in your own infrastructure, you need:

  • Credentials for the Axual Harbor Registry (https://registry.axual.io/)

  • A Kubernetes (k8s) cluster (version 1.24 or above) with an ingress controller OR An OpenShift cluster (version 4.12 or above)

  • Knowledge on kubernetes and helm charts

  • Permissions to install CRDs in the k8s cluster

  • Your favorite terminal

To install Axual Governance in your own infrastructure, you need:

  • Credentials for the Axual Harbor Registry (https://registry.axual.io/)

  • A Kubernetes (k8s) cluster (version 1.24 or above) with an ingress controller OR An OpenShift cluster (version 4.12 or above)

  • Knowledge on kubernetes and helm charts

  • For the Kafka cluster you are onboarding:

    • Connectivity information (endpoint, port)

    • Security information (certificates, SASL credentials)

  • Your favorite terminal

Instructions