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This section describes how to deploy NeMo Platform to a Kubernetes cluster using the NeMo Platform Helm chart.
The chart is the supported path for self-managed clusters such as minikube, kind, EKS, AKS, GKE, OKE, OpenShift, and on-prem Kubernetes.

This Platform Setup chapter is for the following personas.

-   **Cloud administrators**: Manage Kubernetes clusters and compute/storage resources. Deploy NeMo Platform to the Kubernetes clusters on premises or cloud.

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## NeMo Platform Helm Chart

The NeMo Platform Helm chart is published in the `nvidia/nemo-platform` NGC org. The chart deploys the platform API, controllers, storage integration, and dependencies required for a full self-managed deployment.

Customize the installation by updating a pinned `values.yaml` file for your target cluster. For chart assets and additional details, see the [NeMo Platform artifacts in NGC](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/orgs/nvidia/teams/nemo-platform/helm-charts/nemo-platform).

The install guide uses `NMP_HELM_CHART_VERSION` so every install and upgrade is tied to a specific chart version.

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## Deploy the NeMo Platform with Helm

The following sections provide detailed instructions on how to deploy the NeMo Platform using the NeMo Platform Helm Chart.

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Install NeMo Platform with Helm on a Kubernetes cluster.

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## Other Configurations

Review and manage other cluster settings.

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Review and configure how NeMo Platform uses OpenTelemetry for observability.

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<Card title="Milvus" href="/documentation/self-managed-deployment/setup/milvus">

Review and configure how NeMo Platform uses Milvus for vector database storage.

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