SELF-MANAGED

Self-Managed Redpanda

Deploy and manage Redpanda on your own infrastructure, whether on bare metal, virtual machines, Kubernetes, or Docker. Self-Managed Redpanda gives you full control over your streaming platform with the flexibility to customize every aspect of your deployment.

Choose your component

Streaming

Redpanda broker and rpk CLI for high-performance event streaming. Kafka-compatible API with 10x lower latency and no JVM dependencies.

Connect

Build data pipelines with 300+ pre-built connectors. Bloblang transformations, CDC support, and AI integrations.

Deployment options

Kubernetes

Deploy with the Redpanda Operator for full lifecycle management.

Linux

Install directly on bare metal or VMs for maximum performance.

Docker

Quick local development and testing with Docker Compose.

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