Install the JFrog Bridge (Self-Managed)

For self-managed environments, setting up the JFrog Bridge is the mandatory first step to unlock AI/ML capabilities for your organization.

The following steps explain how to install the JFrog Bridge. For more information, see Manage Bridges.

Prerequisites

Before you install the JFrog Bridge, confirm the following:

• You must have Platform Administrator privileges to verify that the JFrog Bridge has been installed.

  • To use AI/ML capabilities, your JFrog Platform must meet the following minimum version requirements:

    Product	Minimum Version
    Artifactory	7.117.5
    Xray	3.137.30
    Package Catalog	1.34.6

    
    

When You Need a Self-Managed JFrog ML Cluster

A self-managed JFrog ML cluster (the data plane) is required only when you need data plane capabilities in your environment. If you do not need any of the capabilities in the following list, you do not need to install a self-managed cluster.

Install a self-managed cluster when you need to:

• Connect to external API models (for example, Google Gemini or OpenAI). For more information, see Connect AI Providers.
• Create, build, and deploy models.
• Create and store secrets for provider connections, builds, and deployments. For more information, see Secret Management.
• Create feature sets and datasets, and use the feature store. For cluster installation, see AI/ML Service Activation and Self-Managed Installation. For more information, see Control and Data Planes Interaction.

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Note

The JFrog Bridge is required for all self-managed AI/ML use cases. Install the JFrog Bridge using the steps in Install the Bridge even when you do not install a self-managed JFrog ML cluster.

Install the Bridge

Use the AI/ML setup workflow in the JFrog Platform to configure the JFrog Bridge client and generate the Helm command for your Kubernetes cluster.

To install the JFrog Bridge:

1. Navigate to AI/ML.

2. In the Internal Artifactory URL field, enter the URL that allows the Bridge client (running in your Kubernetes cluster) to communicate with your JFrog Platform Deployment (JPD).

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   The JFrog Bridge should be installed where it has a network connection to Artifactory.

   

3. In the Administration module, select Security > General and scroll down to Connection details.

4. Copy the Join Key and download the values.yaml file.

   

5. Copy the generated Helm command snippet and run it in the Kubernetes cluster where your JPD is installed.

   The following is an example complete Helm command snippet.

   Shell

   helm repo add jfrog https://charts.jfrog.io/ && \\
   helm repo update && \\
   helm install jfrog-bridge jfrog/bridge --set jfrogUrl="<YOUR_JPD_URL>" --set tunnel.client.bridges.jfrogml.local.url="<YOUR_INTERNAL_ARTIFACTORY_URL>" --values values.yaml --set joinKey=<JOIN_KEY>
   

   Where:

   • The jfrogUrl parameter in the Helm command snippet will update automatically according to your base URL.
   • The tunnel.client.bridges.jfrogml.local.url parameter will update automatically according to the Internal Artifactory URL that you input.
   • The <JOIN_KEY>: The join key you copied from Connection details.

6. Select the confirmation checkbox I've successfully installed the JFrog Bridge....

7. Click Next.

Frequently Asked Questions

This section provides answers to frequently asked questions.

Related Topics

• JFrog ML Architecture
• Control and Data Planes Interaction
• Setting Up JFrog ML
• Manage Bridges
• JFrog ML Troubleshooting