Installing a Self-Hosted Standard Edition
Use a Self-Hosted Standard Edition installer to install and configure Instana backend and data stores on your cluster.
You can use the Self-Hosted Standard Edition only for new installations. However, you can migrate data from a Self-Hosted Classic Edition (Docker) to your Standard Edition. For more information, see Migrating data from Self-Hosted Classic Edition (Docker).
The Standard Edition installer first installs a cluster. Then, it installs the Instana backend and data stores on the cluster. The installer completes all configurations for you. The Standard Edition has all the features that are available in any Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform).
Installation options
You can install Standard Edition on a single-node cluster or on a multi-node cluster.
You can also migrate from a single-node deployment to a multi-node deployment. For more information, see Migrating from a single-node deployment to a multi-node deployment.
Purchasing a license
You must have a valid license to install Instana. For more information about how to purchase the license, see How to buy.
After you purchase the Instana license, you receive an email with the license, sales key, and agent key. This official agent key is also the valid download key for your license. You can use the agent key in all subsequent steps to download Instana artifacts and deploy an instance.
Keep the download key and sales key handy. You need them during installation.
- The download key is used for downloading Instana artifacts.
- The sales key is used for verifying that you are entitled to use Instana self-hosted.
For Standard Edition installation, you need a valid download key. For the backend agent key, you can use any value, including the valid download key.