Installation

We only support a single method of installing Package Operator at the time: Bootstrapping Package Operator via Package Operator.

Check the latest available release at Package Operator Releases.

Via Package Operator

Package Operator is able to bootstrap and upgrade itself using a special self-bootstrap-job.

Make sure KUBECONFIG is defined and the config points at your Kubernetes cluster. Then you can deploy Package Operator to bootstrap itself.

Using kubectl cli 

kubectl create -f https://github.com/package-operator/package-operator/releases/latest/download/self-bootstrap-job.yaml

Using helm cli 

helm upgrade --install package-operator oci://quay.io/package-operator/helm-charts/package-operator

kubectl package plugin

A kubectl plugin named package is released alongside Package Operator itself to make the interaction easier.

Follow these simple steps to install it:

  1. download the kubectl-package_* file for local architecture from the releases page
  2. rename it to kubectl-package
  3. make it executable (e.g. chmod +x kubectl-package on Linux)
  4. move it to anywhere on your PATH

This will allow you to issue kubectl package ... commands

For a more detailed explanation on how to install plugins, check the official documentation

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