Install or Upgrade Redpanda Connect

Redpanda CLI (recommended)

The simplest way to install, upgrade, and manage Redpanda Connect. Works on all supported platforms. Automatically upgrades with a single command.

Doesn’t include the connectors that need cgo. For the list, see Install or Upgrade from a Prebuilt Binary.

Helm chart (Kubernetes)

Deploy and manage Redpanda Connect on Kubernetes clusters using Helm. Supports upgrades and rollbacks.

Requires a running Kubernetes cluster and Helm. Not for bare metal or VM installs.

Redpanda Operator (Kubernetes, beta)

Run pipelines as declaratively managed Pipeline resources on Kubernetes. Best when you already manage Redpanda with the Redpanda Operator. You don’t install a separate operator.

Beta feature. Requires an Enterprise Edition license and Redpanda Operator 26.2 or later.

Prebuilt binary (advanced users)

Use when you want to manage the binary yourself, or need the cgo-enabled binary for the connectors that need cgo. Standard archives are published for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

The cgo-enabled archive is available for Linux AMD64 only. You must manage upgrades manually.

Build from source (power users / contributors)

Gives full control. Lets you build with CGO_ENABLED=1 and the x_benthos_extra build tag to include the connectors that need cgo.

Requires the Go toolchain. The cgo-enabled build also needs a C compiler and the ZeroMQ library (libzmq).