> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://zenml.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deploying with Helm

> Deploying ZenML on cloud using Docker or Helm

If you wish to deploy ZenML on clouds other than AWS, Azure and GCP or on any other resource like a serverless platform or an on-prem Kubernetes cluster, you have two options:

* Using a Docker container.
* Using the Helm chart.

#### Using Helm

The ZenML repository hosts a Helm chart that can be used to deploy to Kubernetes. This chart is not hosted on an online repository yet and so you can follow the steps below:

* Clone the `zenml-io/zenml` repository.

  ```sh
  git clone https://github.com/zenml-io/zenml.git
  ```

* Go into the directory that hosts the chart.

  ```sh
  cd src/zenml/zen_server/deploy/helm/
  ```

* Take a look at the `values.yaml` file to configure settings for your ZenML deployment. Make sure you have a MySQL database to use with the server and fill the `zenml.database` map with its values.

* Once everything is configured, you can now run the following command to create a release.
  ```sh
  helm -n <KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE> --create-namespace install zenml-server .
  ```

<Note>
  You will need to have an existing Kubernetes cluster and `kubectl` installed
  and configured, in addition to having `helm` itself.
</Note>

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