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  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
  • Install Devtron
    • Install Devtron with CI/CD
    • Install Devtron with CI/CD and GitOps (Argo CD)
    • Install Devtron without Integrations
    • Install Devtron on Minikube, Microk8s, K3s, Kind, Cloud VMs
    • Demo on Popular Cloud Providers
    • Backup for Disaster Recovery
    • Uninstall Devtron
    • FAQs
  • Devtron Kubernetes Client
  • Configurations
    • Installation Configurations
    • Override Configurations
    • Ingress Setup
  • Global Configurations
    • Host URL
    • GitOps
    • Projects
    • Clusters & Environments
    • Git Accounts
    • Container/OCI Registry
    • Chart Repositories
    • Custom Charts
    • Authorization
      • SSO Login Services
        • Google
        • GitHub
        • GitLab
        • Microsoft
        • LDAP
        • OIDC
        • OpenShift
        • Example - Okta SSO
      • User Permissions
      • Permission Groups
      • API Tokens
    • Notifications
    • External Links
    • Catalog Framework
    • Scoped Variables
    • Pull Image Digest
    • Tags Policy
    • Lock Deployment Configuration
    • Image Promotion Policy
    • Filter Condition
    • Build Infra
  • Devtron Upgrade
    • Update Devtron from Devtron UI
    • 0.5.x-0.6.x
    • 0.4.x-0.5.x
    • 0.4.x-0.4.x
    • 0.3.x-0.4.x
    • 0.3.x-0.3.x
    • 0.2.x-0.3.x
  • Usage
    • Applications
      • Create a New Application
      • Clone an Existing Application
      • Deploy a Sample Application
      • App Configuration
        • Git Repository
        • Build Configuration
        • Base Deployment Template
          • Deployment
          • Rollout Deployment
          • Job and Cronjob
          • StatefulSets
        • GitOps Configuration
        • Workflow Editor
          • CI Pipeline
            • Pre-Build/Post-Build Stages
            • Override Build Configuration
          • CI Pipeline (Legacy)
          • CD Pipeline
        • ConfigMaps
        • Secrets
          • External Secret Operator (ESO)
            • AWS Secrets Manager
            • Google Secrets Manager
            • HashiCorp Vault
        • Protect Configuration
        • Environment Overrides
        • Deleting Application
      • Build and Deploy
        • Triggering CI
        • Triggering CD
        • Rollback Deployment
      • App Details
        • Debugging Deployment And Monitoring
        • Using Ephemeral Containers
        • Application Metrics
      • Overview
    • Jobs
      • Create a new job
      • Configurations
      • Workflow Editor
      • Trigger Job
      • Overview
    • Application Groups
    • Resource Browser
    • Charts
      • Charts Overview
      • Deploy & Observe
      • Examples
        • Deploying Mysql Helm Chart
        • Deploying MongoDB Helm Chart
      • Chart Group
    • Security
      • Security Scans
      • Security Policies
    • Bulk Edit
    • Integrations
      • Build and Deploy (CI/CD)
      • GitOps (Argo CD)
      • Vulnerability Scanning (Clair)
      • Notifications
      • Monitoring (Grafana)
    • Pipeline Plugins
      • Codacy
      • Copy Container Image
      • Dependency track - Maven & Gradle
      • Dependency track - NodeJS
      • Dependency track - Python
      • K6 Load Testing
      • Semgrep
      • SonarQube
      • SonarQube v1.1.0
  • Resources
    • Glossary
    • Troubleshooting
    • Use Cases
      • Devtron Generic Helm Chart To Run CronJob Or One Time Job
      • Connect SpringBoot with Mysql Database
      • Connect Expressjs With Mongodb Database
      • Connect Django With Mysql Database
      • Pull Helm Charts from OCI Registry
    • Telemetry Overview
    • Devtron on Graviton
    • Release Notes
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  • Prerequisites
  • Create a Kubernetes Cluster
  • Install Helm
  • Recommended Resources
  • Installation of Devtron

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This section includes information about the minimum requirements you need to install and use Devtron.

Devtron is installed over a Kubernetes cluster. Once you create a Kubernetes cluster, Devtron can be installed standalone or along with CI/CD integration:

  • : Devtron installation with the CI/CD integration is used to perform CI/CD, security scanning, GitOps, debugging, and observability.

  • : The Helm Dashboard by Devtron, which is a standalone installation, includes functionalities to deploy, observe, manage, and debug existing Helm applications in multiple clusters. You can also install integrations from .

In this section, we will cover the basic details on how you can quickly get started with Devtron. First, lets see what are the prerequisite requirements before you install Devtron.

Prerequisites

  • Create a

Create a Kubernetes Cluster

You can create any (preferably K8s version 1.16 or higher) for installing Devtron.

You can create a cluster using one of the following cloud providers as per your requirements:

Cloud Provider
Description

AWS EKS

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes

Install Helm

Recommended Resources

The minimum requirements for installing Helm Dashboard by Devtron and Devtron with CI/CD as per the number of applications you want to manage on Devtron are provided below:

  • For configuring small resources (to manage not more than 5 apps on Devtron):

Integration
CPU
Memory

Devtron with CI/CD

2

6 GB

Helm Dashboard by Devtron

1

1 GB

  • For configuring medium/larger resources (to manage more than 5 apps on Devtron):

Integration
CPU
Memory

Devtron with CI/CD

6

13 GB

Helm Dashboard by Devtron

2

3 GB

Note:

  • Please make sure that the recommended resources are available on your Kubernetes cluster before you proceed with Devtron installation.

  • It is NOT recommended to use brustable CPU VMs (T series in AWS, B Series in Azure and E2/N1 in GCP) for Devtron installation to experience consistency in performance.

Installation of Devtron

You can install Devtron standalone (Helm Dashboard by Devtron) or along with CI/CD integration. Or, you can upgrade Devtron to the latest version.

Choose one of the options as per your requirements:

Installation Options
Description

Devtron installation with the CI/CD integration is used to perform CI/CD, security scanning, GitOps, debugging, and observability.

Upgrade Devtron to latest version

You can upgrade Devtron in one of the following ways:

Create a cluster using . Note: You can also refer our customized documentation for installing Devtron with CI/CD on AWS EKS .

Create a cluster using .

Create a cluster using .

Create a cluster using . Note: You can also refer our customized documentation for installing Helm Dashboard by Devtron on Minikube, Microk8s, K3s, Kind .

Make sure to install .

Refer to the section for more information.

The Helm Dashboard by Devtron which is a standalone installation includes functionalities to deploy, observe, manage, and debug existing Helm applications in multiple clusters. You can also install integrations from .

With this option, you can install Devtron with CI/CD by enabling GitOps during the installation. You can also install other integrations from .

Note: If you have questions, please let us know on our discord channel.

helm
Override Configurations
Devtron with CI/CD
Helm Dashboard by Devtron
Devtron Stack Manager
Helm Installation
Kubernetes cluster
Kubernetes cluster, preferably K8s version 1.16 or higher
Recommended Resources
AWS EKS
here
GKE
AKS
k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes
here
Devtron with CI/CD
Helm Dashboard by Devtron
Devtron Stack Manager
Devtron with CI/CD along with GitOps (Argo CD)
Devtron Stack Manager
Upgrade Devtron from UI
Upgrade Devtron using Helm