Deploying and configuring PGD on Kubernetes
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EDB Postgres Distributed for Kubernetes is a Kubernetes operator
designed, developed, and supported by EDB. It covers the full lifecycle
of highly available Postgres database clusters with a multi-master
architecture, using PGD replication. It’s based on the open source
CloudNativePG operator and provides additional value, such as
compatibility with Oracle using EDB Postgres Advanced Server,
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) using EDB Postgres Extended or
Advanced Server, and additional supported platforms including IBM Power
and OpenShift.

This section covers how to deploy and configure EDB Postgres Distributed
using the Kubernetes operator.

-  :ref:`Your quick start configuration <Your quick start configuration>`  in the PGD for Kubernetes documentation works through
   the steps needed to:

-  Create a Kind/Minikube cluster.

-  Install Helm and the Helm chart for PGD for Kubernetes.

-  Create a simple configuration file for a PGD cluster.

-  Deploy a PGD cluster from that simple configuration file.

-  :ref:`Installation and upgrade </postgres_distributed_for_kubernetes/latest/installation_upgrade>`  provides detailed instructions for installing and
   upgrading PGD for Kubernetes.

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