Getting started

Start with a small but production-shaped deployment. This guide targets a single AZ in hyperconverged mode using the minimal hardware profile (3 nodes).

Before installation, review architecture planning documents so topology and infrastructure constraints are clear up front:

• Architecture overview
• Deployment topology
• Hardware requirements
• Network requirements

For complete and advanced deployment paths (all installation modes and operating patterns), see Full installations guide.

Reference lab setup

Use this baseline for a first deployment:

• Topology: Single AZ, hyperconverged
• Nodes: 3 nodes (minimal specs)
• Network: Flat VLAN on a single switch

Installation flow

1. Install the operating system on the 3 nodes
   Placeholder: add OS installation steps here.
2. Install the superphenix-operator
3. Create the cluster CRD

apiVersion: operator.superphenix.net/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
  name: cluster-local
  namespace: spx
spec:
  deploymentTopology: Hyperconverged
  region: us-west-2
  availabilityZone: us-west-2a
  version: 0.0.0-latest
  connection:
    mode: Local
  systemConfiguration:
    apps: