Register your Confluent Platform cluster

This page explains how to register your self-managed Confluent Platform cluster with Unified Stream Manager (USM) in Confluent Cloud.

For an overview of USM, see Overview of Unified Stream Manager in Confluent Cloud.

Before you begin

  • Before you start the registration process, make sure that you meet the following requirements.

Confluent Platform requirements

  • Your Confluent Platform cluster is version 8.1 or higher. If you have an existing deployment, you must upgrade it before proceeding.

Confluent Cloud requirements

  • Your Confluent Cloud user account must have the OrgAdmin role. This role provides full administrative control over the entire Confluent Cloud organization.
  • Your Confluent Cloud account must include the Advanced Governance package, which is required for USM. To upgrade, see the upgrade instructions.

Choose your starting point

Before you begin the detailed steps, you must determine your starting point. The registration process begins differently depending on your status as a Confluent Cloud user.

  • New Confluent Cloud users

    You must sign up for Unified Stream Manager and create an account on Confluent Cloud. Once you sign up, a new user account is created with the OrgAdmin role assigned automatically. After you verify your email, a setup wizard guides you through the registration process.

  • Existing Confluent Cloud users

    If you already have a Confluent Cloud account, ensure that it meets the requirements listed in the Before you begin section. If a payment method is already configured for your account, the setup wizard lets you skip the billing steps and proceed to the next step: Establish a private network connection.

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