Overview

There are several ways for you to get started. Depending on how much time you have, whether you have an existing Kubernetes cluster to work with, and how hands-on you want to be at this point, choose the path that fits best. You can always come back and explore the other paths as well. The more hands-on, the greater your learnings.

An existing Humanitec Organization is a prerequisite for each path. If you do not have one yet, sign up here for a free trial.

Click on any highlighted element to get started.

%%{ init: { 'flowchart': { 'curve': 'linear' } } }%%
flowchart TB
  orgCreated((Humanitec<br/>Organization<br/>created)) --> byoc{Bring your<br/>own cluster?}
  byoc -->|No| byocNoHandsOn{Hands-on<br/>level?}
  byoc -->|Yes| byocYesHandsOn{Hands-on<br/>level?}

  byocNoHandsOn -->|Very low| fiveMinIDP("Five-minute IDP<br/>(5min)")
  byocNoHandsOn -->|Low| refArch("Reference Architecture<br/>incl. optional Backstage<br/>(30-60min)")
  byocNoHandsOn -->|Medium| quickstart("Quickstart<br/>(60min)")
  byocYesHandsOn -->|Medium| quickstart
  subgraph selfGuided["Self-guided (1-2h)"]
    direction TB
    connectCluster(Connect your cluster) --> onboardApp(Onboard an Application) --> onboardDevs(Onboard developers) --> deployYourWorkload(Deploy your workload)
  end
  byocYesHandsOn -->|High| selfGuided

  click fiveMinIDP href "/introduction/getting-started/the-five-minute-idp/" "foo bar" _blank
  click refArch href "/introduction/getting-started/set-up-the-reference-architecture/" _blank
  click quickstart href "/introduction/getting-started/quickstart/" _blank
  click connectCluster href "/integration-and-extensions/containerization/kubernetes/" _blank
  click onboardApp href "/introduction/tutorials/tutorials-for-pes/onboard-an-application/" _blank
  click onboardDevs href "/introduction/tutorials/tutorials-for-pes/onboard-developers/" _blank
  click deployYourWorkload href "/introduction/tutorials/tutorials-for-developers/deploy-your-workload/" _blank

  class fiveMinIDP,refArch,quickstart,connectCluster,onboardApp,onboardDevs,deployYourWorkload highlight