Installing Redpanda
Redpanda runs on Linux and can be deployed several ways:
| Deployment | Description |
|---|---|
| Serverless | Hosted by Redpanda in their public cloud solution |
| Dedicated Cloud | Hosted by Redpanda but using dedicated cluster resources in their cloud solution |
| Bring Your Own Cloud | Hosted in your own cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) |
| Self-Managed | Hosted by Linux servers or VMs in your own data center |
For the highest throughput and resilience, and lowest latency, self-managed deployment is generally recommended.
The most basic deployment involves a single node, but such configurations are generally limited to use in development environments only because of the lack of resilience.
Higher level deployments, including for production workloads, frequently require higher levels of throughput and resilience than can be achieved with a single node, and generally require the use of a cluster of at least three Redpanda nodes.