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// deploying/assembly_deploy-cluster-operator.adoc

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= Deploying the Cluster Operator using a Helm Chart

As an alternative to using the YAML deployment files,
this procedure shows how to deploy the Cluster Operator using a Helm chart provided with Strimzi.

.Prerequisites

* The Helm client must be installed on a local machine.
* Helm must be installed to the Kubernetes cluster.

For more information about Helm, see the https://helm.sh/[Helm website^].

.Procedure

. Add the Strimzi Helm Chart repository:
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[source,shell,subs=attributes+]
helm repo add strimzi {ChartRepositoryUrl}

. Deploy the Cluster Operator using the Helm command line tool:
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[source,shell,subs=attributes+]
helm install {ChartReleaseCoordinate}

. Verify that the Cluster Operator has been deployed successfully using the Helm command line tool:
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[source,shell]
helm ls
