Choose Your Installation Path

Use this decision tree to choose the right installation path. If you have Kubernetes (including OpenShift), the Helm chart is the recommended approach.

When To Use This Page

Use this page at the start of your implementation journey to choose the right installation method and environment path before provisioning production resources.

Decision Flow

Confirm Your Runtime Platform

Choose one path:

You're on the recommended path. The Helm chart supports Kubernetes v1.27+ (OpenShift v4.14+).

This path supports:

All JFrog products (Artifactory, Xray, Distribution, Catalog, Workers, JAS (JFrog Advanced Security), and more)
High availability with auto-scaling
Cloud IAM (IRSA for EKS, Workload Identity for GKE, Managed Identity for AKS)
OpenShift Routes and Security Context Constraints (SCCs)

Install JFrog Platform

Helm chart - Recommended

Recommended path for production on Kubernetes v1.27+ (OpenShift v4.14+), with high availability–ready architecture

Ansible

Full workflow on VMs and bare-metal when Kubernetes is not available

Frequently Asked Questions

❓What if I have Kubernetes but want a quick test first?

A: Use the Helm Quick Start with default values or custom values.

❓Can I switch from Ansible to Helm later?

A: Yes, but it requires a migration — you cannot upgrade in place from an Ansible deployment to Helm. Plan your target method before going to production.

❓Which products are only available via Helm?

A: JFrog Catalog and certain newer services are Helm-only. See Installation Method Selection for the full compatibility matrix.