---
title: Installation, step by step
description: Follow the eight steps of an OpenLM Platform installation on Kubernetes, in order, and see what each step produces.
product: OpenLM Platform
---

To install OpenLM Platform, do the steps in order. Each step ends with a **Check** box: don't go on until the check passes. If a check fails, the step's page tells you what to look at, and [Troubleshooting](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/reference/troubleshooting) covers the rest.

Before step 1, fill in the [installation worksheet](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/before-you-start/worksheet). Every command in the steps expects its variables to be loaded:

```bash
source ./openlm-install.env
```

The following table shows what you do in each step and what you end up with:

| Step | You do | You end up with |
|---|---|---|
| [1. Prepare the cluster](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-1-prepare-cluster) | Create the namespace, check storage and ingress, create the DNS name | A namespace `openlm`, a DNS name that points at your ingress |
| [2. Prepare data services](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-2-data-services) | Create 4 SQL databases, check MongoDB, Kafka, and Redis | Empty databases and reachable services |
| [3. Create the secrets](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-3-secrets) | Run one script | About 20 Kubernetes Secrets with your connection details, plus the TLS secret |
| [4. Write your values file](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-4-values) | Fill in one template | `openlm-values.yaml` |
| [5. Install the API gateway](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-5-gateway) | One `helm install` | The `openlm-gateway` release |
| [6. Install the platform](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-6-install) | One `helm install` | The `openlm-platform` release, about 85 pods |
| [7. Verify](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-7-verify) | Run the checks | Proof that sign-in, the API, and the UIs work |
| [8. First sign-in](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/kubernetes/step-8-first-sign-in) | Sign in, upload the license, activate products | OpenLM Platform ready for your users |

:::note[Cluster type]
Certain steps differ slightly between EKS, AKS, OpenShift, and K3s. Where they do, the step tells you, and the page for your platform has the details: [EKS](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/platforms/eks), [AKS](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/platforms/aks), [OpenShift](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/platforms/openshift), [K3s](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/on-premise/deployment-guide/platforms/k3s). Read your platform page **before** step 1.
:::