Installation methods

You can install OKD on AWS infrastructure that is provisioned by the OKD installation program. You can install a cluster quickly by using the default configuration options.

You can install a customized cluster on AWS infrastructure that the installation program provisions. You can also customize your OKD network configuration during installation, so that your cluster can coexist with your existing IP address allocations and adhere to your network requirements. The installation program allows for some customization to be applied at the installation stage. Many other customization options are available post-installation.

You can install OKD on AWS on installer-provisioned infrastructure by using an internal mirror of the installation release content. You can use this method to install a cluster that does not require an active internet connection to obtain the software components.

You can install OKD on an existing AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). You can use this installation method if you have constraints set by the guidelines of your company, such as limits when creating new accounts or infrastructure.

You can install a private cluster on an existing AWS VPC. You can use this method to deploy OKD on an internal network that is not visible to the internet.

OKD can be deployed into AWS regions that are specifically designed for US government agencies at the federal, state, and local level, as well as contractors, educational institutions, and other US customers that must run sensitive workloads in the cloud.

To install OKD on AWS infrastructure that you provide, you can use the provided CloudFormation templates to create stacks of AWS resources that represent each of the components required for an OKD installation.

To install a cluster that does not require an active internet connection to obtain the software components, install OKD on AWS infrastructure that you provide by using an internal mirror of the installation release content. You can also use this installation method to ensure that your clusters only use container images that satisfy your organizational controls on external content. While you can install OKD by using the mirrored content, your cluster still requires internet access to use the AWS APIs.

After addressing the requirements for single node installation, use the installing a customized cluster on AWS procedure to install the cluster. The installing single-node OpenShift manually section contains an exemplary install-config.yaml file when installing an OKD cluster on a single node.