Requirements

minimum platform requirements a kubernetes cluster you can administer (or delegated access to install an agent) permission to create kubernetes resources (agent install) outbound network access from the cluster to kubegrade endpoints (for saas/hybrid modes) access to your git/iac repositories for pr workflows (optional but strongly recommended) recommended operational prerequisites one gitops tool (argo cd or flux) namespace/environment conventions (dev/stage/prod) basic rbac model for platform/dev/auditor roles staging environment for testing before production rollout supported targets (high level) managed kubernetes providers (eks, gke, aks) enterprise/self managed clusters (openshift, rancher/rke, upstream kubernetes) hybrid/multi cluster environments