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title: ForgeOps deployment
description: After you set up your deployment environment and your Kubernetes cluster, you're ready to perform a ForgeOps deployment.
component: forgeops
version: 2026.1
page_id: forgeops:deploy:deploy
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/forgeops/2026.1/deploy/deploy.html
keywords: ["forgeops Command", "Prometheus", "Grafana", "Alertmanager", "Helm"]
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  deployment_technologies: Deployment technologies
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# ForgeOps deployment

After you set up your deployment environment and your Kubernetes cluster, you're ready to perform a ForgeOps deployment.

First, you'll need to choose a deployment technology.

## Deployment technologies

You can perform ForgeOps deployments using either [Kustomize](https://kustomize.io) or [Helm](https://helm.sh).

The preferred deployment technology for ForgeOps deployments is Helm. If you are not familiar with either of these two technologies, choose Helm.

Choose Kustomize as your deployment technology when:

* You performed ForgeOps deployments before Helm charts were available in the `forgeops` repository, and you want to continue to use Kustomize-based deployments.

* You want to generate Kustomize manifests for the platform, including custom manifests, using the forgeops generate command.

* Kustomize is your organization's preferred deployment technology for Kubernetes.

* Kustomize offers needed features that are not available in Helm.

## Deployment scenarios

Follow the steps in one of these scenarios to perform a ForgeOps deployment:

* [Deploy using Helm on GKE, EKS, or AKS](deploy-scenario-helm-cloud.html)

* [Deploy using Helm on minikube](deploy-scenario-helm-local.html)

* [Deploy using Kustomize on GKE, EKS, or AKS](deploy-scenario-kustomize-cloud.html)

* [Deploy using Kustomize on minikube](deploy-scenario-kustomize-local.html)