Deploy and Configure Confluent for Kubernetes

Deploy and configure Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) before you deploy Confluent Platform using one of the following paths.

In this section

• Deploy CFK: Deploy the CFK operator using Helm.

• Deploy CFK with custom values: Override the default Helm values for your environment.

• Manage licenses: Apply and manage your CFK license.

• Use custom image registries: Pull Confluent Platform images from your own registry.

• Configure operator scope and namespaces: Run the operator in a single namespace or cluster-wide.

• Configure CFK-level settings: Tune operator-wide behavior.

• Install the Confluent kubectl plugin: Install the optional Confluent kubectl plugin for interacting with CFK.

If this is your first installation, start with Deploy CFK.