#Installing Alauda Container Platform Builds

#Prerequisites

Alauda Container Platform Builds is a container tool offered by that integrates building (capable of Source to Image) and create application.

1. Download the latest version package of Alauda Container Platform Builds that matches your platform. If the Alauda DevOps Pipelines operator has not been installed on the Kubernetes cluster, it is recommended to download it together.
2. Utilize the violet CLI tool to upload Alauda Container Platform Builds and Alauda DevOps Pipelines packages to your target cluster. For detailed instructions on using violet, please refer to the CLI.

#Procedure

#Install the Alauda Container Platform Builds Operator

1. Log in, and navigate to the Administrator page.
2. Click Marketplace > OperatorHub.
3. Find the Alauda Container Platform Builds operator, click Install, and enter the Install page.

Configuration Parameters:

Parameter	Recommended Configuration
Channel	Alpha: The default Channel is set to alpha.
Version	Please select the latest version.
Installation Mode	Cluster: A single Operator is shared across all namespaces in the cluster for instance creation and management, resulting in lower resource usage.
Namespace	Recommended: It is recommended to use the shipyard-operator namespace; it will be created automatically if it does not exist.
Upgrade Strategy	Please select the Manual. Manual: When a new version is available in the OperatorHub the Upgrade action will not be executed automatically.

4. On the Install page, select default configuration, click Install, and complete the installation of the Alauda Container Platform Builds Operator.

#Install the Shipyard instance

1. Click on Marketplace > OperatorHub.

2. Find the installed Alauda Container Platform Builds operator, navigate to All Instances.

3. Click Create Instance button, and click Shipyard card in the resource area.

4. On the parameter configuration page for the instance, you may use the default configuration unless there are specific requirements.

5. Click Create.

#Verification

• After the instance is successfully created, wait approximately 20 minutes, then navigate to Container Platform > Applications > Applications and click Create.
• You should see the entry for Create from Code. At this time, the installation of Alauda Container Platform Builds is successful, and you can start your S2I journey with the Creating an application from Code.