Automate Installation

These topics will walk you through Automating an Online InstallationAutomating an Online Installation or Automating an Air-Gapped Existing Cluster InstallationAutomating an Air-Gapped Existing Cluster Installation of the Swimlane Platform Installer (SPI) into an existing Kubernetes cluster.

Before attempting an automated installation, refer to the existing cluster system requirementssystem requirements to ensure your systems' compliance. Also, for a thorough explanation of the overall installation process, refer to the manual steps for an online or offline installation.

The automation of an SPI installation requires several files including a valid SPI Config FileSPI Config File which defines specifics of the deployed SPI environment. This file is based off of the options chosen when you Configure the Swimlane PlatformConfigure the Swimlane Platform. It is recommended to initially, manually deploy SPI, set up your desired configuration in the SPI Config UI, and then download the resultant SPI config file from there and modify that as opposed to building one from scratch with these instructions. For an explanation of all the configurable options in an SPI config file refer to the Existing Cluster SPI Config FileExisting Cluster SPI Config File page.