Software Requirements

Before installing the infrastructure and core components of Aizen, check that your cluster has all the required software installed on it.

Required Software	Description
Kubernetes cluster 1.26+	Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, which facilitates both declarative configuration and automation.
Persistent storage class	Aizen uses persistent volumes (PV) for storing ephemeral cache and transient data. It needs a storage class that can dynamically provision volumes. This storage should have high performance, typical of the SSD class. Storage class options are available for public or private cloud and on-prem deployments.
Object storage	Aizen needs scalable cloud storage for object storage.
Helm 3.2.0+	Helm is a tool that automates creation, packaging, configuration, and deployment of Kubernetes applications into a single, reusable package.
kubectl	kubectl is a command-line tool that enables communications between the Kubernetes API and the control plane. It allows application deployment, cluster resource management, and resource monitoring.
Ingress infrastructure	Ingress is a load balancer for Kubernetes clusters using standard protocols.
Docker Hub credentials	Docker Hub credentials are necessary to access microservice images.

To install and configure the required software, see Setting Up Your Environment.

Adding the Aizen Helm Charts

Helm charts for Aizen are available in the GitHub repository: https://aizen-corp.github.io/helm-charts/aizen.

Add the Aizen Helm chart repository to your cluster's environment by running these Helm commands:

helm repo add aizen https://aizen-corp.github.io/helm-charts/aizen
helm repo update

If you are doing model training on GPU nodes, you will need to add the Aizen Helm charts for deploying Aizen remote components. Run these Helm commands:

helm repo add aizenremote https://aizen-corp.github.io/helm-charts/aizenremote
helm repo update

Getting Credentials for the Aizen Microservice Images

All microservice images for Aizen are privately hosted in Docker Hub (hub.docker.com). To use them, contact the Aizen support team ([e-mail]) to get read-only credentials.