Where to begin
Everything needed to go from no access to a first working request. This section covers both paths: the operator or platform engineer installing the platform from scratch, and the developer or administrator joining an existing deployment.
Where to begin
Platform already installed
Installation is complete. Pick the quickstart for your role: route a first request through the Console, or explore models, providers, and users from the Admin Dashboard.
Go to quickstarts →Installing from scratch
Confirm prerequisites first, then follow the installation sequence below in order. Deviating from the sequence causes issues that are hard to diagnose later.
Start with prerequisites →Installation sequence
Each step must complete before the next. Installation applies to self-hosted deployments only. In a Tetrate-hosted PoC, these steps are already done.
Step 1
Prerequisites
Access, accounts, cloud quotas, browser requirements, and network rules to confirm before any installation step.
Verify prerequisites →Step 2
Onboarding
First sign-in to the management plane and completion of the Admin Dashboard onboarding wizard. SSO is configured during this step.
Onboarding guide →Step 3
SSO configuration
Connection of an OIDC-compliant identity provider for single sign-on. Required before data plane installation can proceed.
Configure SSO →Step 4
Data plane installation
Installation of the Controller and Agent Router in the target Kubernetes cluster. Guides available for AWS (EKS), Azure (AKS), and GCP (GKE).
Data plane guides →Step 5
Gateway installation
Installation of the data plane gateway components that manage inbound access to the data plane and configure request routing.
Gateway installation →Quickstarts
The fastest way to confirm a working setup. Each produces a concrete result in a few minutes.