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Guide

The Onyx Helm chart packages all the required services (API, web, PostgreSQL, Vespa, etc.) into a single deployment. By default, persistent volumes will be created for stateful services (e.g. PostgreSQL, Vespa).
1

Add the Onyx Helm repository

2

Install Onyx

Install into its own namespace (recommended):
This will pull the latest Onyx chart and deploy all dependencies.
3

Verify the installation

Wait until all pods are in a Running state before accessing Onyx.
4

Access Onyx

By default, the chart exposes Onyx via a Kubernetes Service. For local testing, you can port-forward:
Then open http://localhost:8080.
5

Configure Onyx

Configure your deployment by modifying the values.yaml file in the onyx/deployment/helm/charts/onyx directory.You’ll need to restart Onyx after changing any values.yaml variables.
See the Helm chart README for advanced options such as running as non-root and testing with Kind.

Next Steps

Configure Authentication

Set up authentication for your Onyx deployment with OAuth, OIDC, or SAML.

More Onyx Configuration Options

Learn about all available configuration options for your Onyx deployment.