Welcome to Edera

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Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation, make sure you have everything you need. Missing a prerequisite at the start means troubleshooting later.

What You Need

Access & Credentials

Google Artifact Registry (GAR) Key

  • This is your authentication to Edera’s container registry
  • Provided by Edera when you’re ready to deploy
  • You’ll receive this as a JSON key file
  • Store it securely—it’s the gateway to Edera’s installation artifacts

AWS Edera AMI

  • AMI image with Edera baked in for AWS environments
  • Provided by Edera to specified AWS and AWS Gov accounts

Contact Edera Support

System Access

SSH Access to Target Nodes

  • You need SSH access to every node where Edera will be installed
  • Root or sudo privileges required
  • The installer will reboot nodes—plan accordingly

Terminal Proficiency

  • Comfort with command-line operations
  • Ability to run bash scripts
  • Understanding of file permissions and execution

Container Runtime

The Edera installer requires one of the following:

  • Docker (preferred for most environments)
  • nerdctl (alternative container runtime)

The installer checks for these automatically. If neither is present, you’ll see: "no client found".

Platform-Specific Requirements

AWS EKS

  • Access to Edera AMI and account ID (provided by Edera team)
  • Region awareness: Edera AMIs are currently only available in:
    • us-west-2
    • us-gov-west-1 (AWS GovCloud US-West)

Azure Deployments

For Azure Linux deployments, additional platform-specific requirements apply. Contact Edera support for details.

Linode/Akamai

For Linode deployments, you may need additional configuration for cloud provider integration.

Kubernetes Environment (if applicable)

If you’re installing Edera into an existing Kubernetes cluster:

  • Kubernetes cluster running (version 1.24+)
  • kubectl access to the cluster
  • Cluster admin permissions to create RuntimeClass resources

Pre-Installation Checklist

Before moving forward, verify you have:

  • ✅ Your GAR key (key.json) from Edera support
  • ✅ SSH access to all target nodes
  • ✅ Docker or nerdctl installed on the machine running the installer
  • ✅ Permissions to reboot nodes
  • ✅ (AWS only) Access to Edera AMI in supported regions
  • ✅ (Kubernetes) Cluster admin access and kubectl configured

What’s Next?

Everything ready? Let’s move to the actual installation process.

Up next: Edera Installer →

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