Install Telemetry Pipeline using Helm

You can use Helm to install and manage Core Operator and Core Instance in your Kubernetes clusters.

Prerequisites

Complete the following steps before you begin:

Generate an API token to authenticate with Chronosphere. See authenticate with Chronosphere for instructions on generating an API token.
Install Helm (opens in a new tab) on the local system with a valid connection to the target Kubernetes cluster.

Review the Telemetry Pipeline installation prerequisites.
Run the following command to add the Telemetry Pipeline chart repository:
```
helm repo add calyptia https://helm.calyptia.com/
```
Run the following command to install the custom resource definitions (CRDs) that Telemetry Pipeline relies on:
```
helm install core-crd calyptia/core-crd
```
Run the following command to install Core Operator, which is the Kubernetes operator Telemetry Pipeline uses to handle its CRDs:
```
helm install core-operator calyptia/core-operator
```
Run the following command to create a new Core Instance, which is a service daemon that manages Telemetry Pipeline inside a cluster:
```
helm install core-instance calyptia/core-instance --set coreInstance=INSTANCE --set cloudToken=TOKEN
```
Replace the following values:
- INSTANCE: The name you'd like to give your new Core Instance.
- TOKEN: The API token you use to authenticate with Telemetry Pipeline.

After you've created a Core Instance, you can configure its behavior and begin to route telemetry data.