# Production Deployment Workflow for Kubernetes

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [streaming-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming-full.txt)

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.2/deploy/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.md -->

The production deployment tasks involve Kubernetes administrators (admins) as well as Kubernetes users.

1.  All: [Review the requirements and recommendations](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.2/deploy/redpanda/kubernetes/k-requirements/) to align on prerequisites.

2.  Admin: [Tune the worker nodes](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.2/deploy/redpanda/kubernetes/k-tune-workers/) for best performance.

3.  User: [Deploy Redpanda](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.2/deploy/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment/) using either the Redpanda Operator or the Redpanda Helm chart.


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-   [Start a Cluster of Redpanda Brokers with Redpanda Console in Docker](https://docs.redpanda.com/labs/docker-compose/three-brokers/)
-   [Set Up GitOps for the Redpanda Helm Chart](https://docs.redpanda.com/labs/kubernetes/gitops-helm/)
-   [Iceberg Streaming on Kubernetes with Redpanda, MinIO, and Spark](https://docs.redpanda.com/labs/kubernetes/iceberg/)
-   [Set Up MySQL CDC with Debezium and Redpanda](https://docs.redpanda.com/labs/docker-compose/cdc-mysql-json/)
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