# 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](co-deploy-operator.md#co-deploy-operator): Deploy the CFK operator using Helm. - [Deploy CFK with custom values](co-deploy-custom-values.md#co-values-file): Override the default Helm values for your environment. - [Manage licenses](co-license.md#co-license-key): Apply and manage your CFK license. - [Use custom image registries](co-custom-registry.md#co-custom-registry): Pull Confluent Platform images from your own registry. - [Configure operator scope and namespaces](co-operator-scope.md#co-operator-scope): Run the operator in a single namespace or cluster-wide. - [Configure CFK-level settings](co-cfk-settings.md#co-cfk-settings): Tune operator-wide behavior. - [Install the Confluent kubectl plugin](co-install-plugin.md#co-install-plugin): Install the optional Confluent kubectl plugin for interacting with CFK. If this is your first installation, start with [Deploy CFK](co-deploy-operator.md#co-deploy-operator).