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// deploying/assembly_deploy-cluster-operator.adoc

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= Deploying Strimzi using Helm

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link:https://helm.sh/[Helm] charts are used to package, configure, and deploy Kubernetes resources.
Strimzi provides a Helm chart to deploy the Cluster Operator.

After you have deployed the Cluster Operator this way, you can deploy Strimzi components using custom resources.
For example, you can deploy the `Kafka` custom resource, and the installed Cluster Operator will create a Kafka cluster.

For information on upgrades, see xref:assembly-upgrade-{context}[].

.Prerequisites

* The Helm client must be installed on a local machine.

.Procedure

. Install the Strimzi Cluster Operator using the Helm command line tool:
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[source,shell]
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helm install strimzi-cluster-operator oci://quay.io/strimzi-helm/strimzi-kafka-operator
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Alternatively, you can use parameter values to install a specific version of the Cluster Operator or specify any changes to the default configuration.
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.Example configuration that installs a specific version of the Cluster Operator and changes the number of replicas
[source,shell]
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helm install strimzi-cluster-operator --set replicas=2 --version 0.35.0 oci://quay.io/strimzi-helm/strimzi-kafka-operator
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. Verify that the Cluster Operator has been deployed successfully using the Helm command line tool:
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[source,shell]
helm ls

. xref:deploying-kafka-cluster-{context}[Deploy Kafka] and other Kafka components using custom resources.
