Required Software & Tooling (Kubernetes)

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The following software must be installed and operational before executing the Helm-based Kubernetes installation.

Component	Minimum Version	Notes
Kubernetes	1.27+	Supported on Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, or self-managed Kubernetes distributions such as kubeadm and k3s.
Container Runtime	containerd 1.6+ or CRI-O	Required container runtime. Docker shim support was removed in Kubernetes 1.24 and later.
Helm	3.12+	Used to deploy and manage the RobilityFlow Helm charts within the Kubernetes cluster.
kubectl	Cluster Minor Version ±1	Required for cluster administration and operational access by the platform support team.
Ingress Controller	NGINX Ingress ≥ 1.9 / Traefik v3	Supports NGINX Ingress, Traefik, Kong, AWS ALB Controller, or other customer-approved ingress solutions.
Cert-Manager	1.13+	Automates TLS certificate issuance, renewal, and lifecycle management within Kubernetes.
PostgreSQL	15 or Higher	Can be self-hosted or managed through services such as Amazon RDS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Google Cloud SQL.
Redis	7.0 or Higher	Can be self-hosted or managed through Amazon ElastiCache, Azure Cache for Redis, or Google Memorystore.
Object Storage	S3-Compatible API	Supports AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), MinIO, or any S3-compatible storage solution.
OCI-Compatible Registry	Any Supported Registry	Container registry used to host RobilityFlow Designer and Runtime images, including ECR, ACR, GCR, Harbor, or equivalent OCI-compliant registries.