Installing Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform)
You can create a new self-hosted Instana backend in a Red Hat OpenShift container platform or Kubernetes cluster by installing the Instana Enterprise operator and then configuring the Instana backend. Also, you can upgrade your operator-based Instana backend to a newer release based on your needs. Instana uses multi-arch images. The images are the same across all platforms.
Compatibility matrix
Custom Edition includes the operator and Instana backend.
The following table lists the Custom Edition version and the Instana backend versions that are compatible.
| Custom Edition version | Instana backend version |
|---|---|
| 1.6.1, 1.6.0 | 3.303, 3.301 |
| 1.5.1, 1.5.0 | 3.299 |
| 1.4.1, 1.4.0 | 3.297, 3.295 |
| 1.3.0 | 3.293 |
| 1.2.1, 1.2.0 | 3.291, 3.289, 3.287 |
| 1.1.1, 1.1.0 | 3.285, 3.283, 3.281 |
For more information about the backend releases, see Release notes - Instana backend.
For more information about the Custom Edition releases, see Release notes for Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform).
For more information about installing self-hosted Instana backend on a Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift cluster, see Installing the Instana backend.
What to do next
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Some features in Instana are disabled by default. To enable these features for Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform), add the feature flags in the configuration file for the core. For more information, see Enabling optional features.
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You can upgrade Custom Edition from one release to another. For more information, see Upgrading.