Warning: In correlation with the end of life (EOL) date for MSR 3.1.x, Mirantis stopped maintaining this documentation version as of 2025-09-27. The latest MSR product documentation is available here.

Install on Kubernetes

In MSR 3.1, you can use either of two methods for installing the software on any Kubernetes distribution that supports persistent storage: the recommended MSR Operator method and the legacy Helm chart method.

For information on installing high availability MSR instances, refer to Install an HA MSR deployment.

• Install using the MSR Operator
  • Install online using the MSR Operator
    • Prepare your environment
    • Prerequisites
    • Install MSR
    • Check the Pods
    • Add load balancer (AWS)
  • Install offline using the MSR Operator
    • Prepare your environment
    • Set up a Docker registry
    • Prerequisites
      • Install cert-manager
      • Install Postgres Operator
      • Install RethinkDB Operator
      • Install MSR Operator
    • Install MSR
    • Check the Pods
• Install MSR using a Helm chart
  • Install MSR online using a Helm chart
    • Prerequisites
      • Prepare your Kubernetes environment
      • Install cert-manager
      • Install Postgres Operator
    • Run install command
    • Check the Pods
    • Add load balancer (AWS)
  • Install MSR offline using a Helm chart
    • Prepare your environment
    • Set up a Docker registry
    • Prerequisites
      • Install cert-manager
      • Install Postgres Operator
    • Run install command
    • Check the Pods