Camunda 8 Self-Managed

Welcome to Camunda 8 Self-Managed the self-hosted alternative to Camunda 8 SaaS! This section provides everything you need to get started with deploying and managing Camunda in your own infrastructure.

From quick start guides to infrastructure and deployment options, we'll help you build a robust process automation platform that meets your organization's specific needs.

Self-Managed vs. SaaS?

The primary difference between Camunda 8 Self-Managed and Camunda 8 SaaS is who is responsible for the infrastructure and operations.

• Camunda 8 Self-Managed: You are responsible for deploying, scaling, securing, maintaining, and updating the entire Camunda stack on your own Kubernetes clusters or cloud infrastructure.
• Camunda 8 SaaS: Camunda manages the infrastructure, availability, security, and upgrades - so you can focus on modeling, deploying, and managing your business processes.

In short: Self-Managed offers maximum control and flexibility, while SaaS provides speed and simplicity.

Quick Start

Whether you're a developer looking to get up and running quickly or an operations team planning a production deployment, you'll find the resources and guidance you need to successfully implement Camunda Self-Managed.

Developers

Get started quickly with local development setup and basic configuration

Administrators

Learn how to deploy and manage Camunda in production environments

Installation Methods

The recommended approaches for installing Camunda 8 Self-Managed in production-ready environments, whether in the Cloud or on-premises.

Kubernetes with Helm

Deploy Camunda on Kubernetes using Helm charts for easy management

Docker

Run individual Camunda components in Docker containers

Manual

Direct installation and configuration using JAR files

Infrastructure

Guidance for provisioning Cloud infrastructure to deploy Camunda 8 Self-Managed in a scalable, secure, and production-ready environment.

Amazon

Deploy Camunda on AWS with EKS, RDS, and other AWS services

Microsoft

Set up Camunda on Azure with AKS and Azure Database services

Google

Deploy on Google Cloud Platform with GKE and other GCP services

Red Hat OpenShift

Run Camunda on OpenShift container platform

Reference Architecture

Reference architectures provide a comprehensive blueprint for designing and implementing scalable, robust, and adaptable systems.

Kubernetes

Reference architecture for deploying Camunda on Kubernetes clusters

Manual

Reference architecture for traditional JAR-based deployment patterns

Components

A reference for Camunda 8 components, including detailed configuration guidance for each component and application upgrade instructions.

Orchestration cluster

The Orchestration Cluster is the core component of Camunda 8, powering the automation and orchestration of processes.

Connectors

Camunda connectors are reusable building blocks you can use to easily connect processes to external systems, applications, and data.

Optimize

Optimize offers business intelligence tooling for Camunda enterprise customers.

Web Modeler

Design and implement your first diagram using Modeler, a component of Camunda.

Console

Camunda Console (Self-Managed) provides a centralized interface for monitoring and managing your Camunda 8 deployments.

Management Identity

Use Identity to manage users, groups, roles, permissions, and applications within the Camunda 8 platform.