Self-Hosted Palette
Palette is available as a self-hosted platform offering. You can install the self-hosted version of Palette in your data centers or public cloud providers to manage Kubernetes clusters.
Palette VerteX is a FIPS-compliant version of Palette that is available for regulated industries, such as government and public sector organizations that handle sensitive and classified information. To learn more about Palette VerteX, check out the Palette VerteX section.
Access Palette
To set up a Palette account, contact our support team by sending an email to support@spectrocloud.com. Include the following information in your email:
- Your full name
- Organization name (if applicable)
- Email address
- Phone number (optional)
- Target Platform (VMware or Kubernetes)
- A brief description of your intended use of Palette
Our dedicated Support team will promptly get in touch with you to provide the necessary credentials and assistance required to get started with self-hosted Palette.
Supported Platforms
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| Azure Cloud | Palette Support | Palette VerteX Support |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Commercial (Public Cloud) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Azure Government | ✅ | ✅ |
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Palette VerteX supports the following infrastructure platforms for deploying Kubernetes clusters:
| Platform | Additional Information |
|---|---|
| AWS | Refer to the AWS section for additional guidance. |
| AWS Gov | Refer to the AWS section for additional guidance. |
| Azure | Refer to the Azure section for additional guidance. |
| Azure Gov | Refer to the Azure section for additional guidance. |
| Dev Engine | Refer to the VerteX Engine section for additional guidance. |
| MAAS | Canonical Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) is available and supported in VerteX. |
| Edge | Edge deployments are supported in VerteX. |
| VMware vSphere | VMware vSphere is supported in VerteX. |
Review the following tables for additional information about the supported platforms.
For guidance on how to deploy a Kubernetes cluster on a supported platform, refer to the Cluster documentation.
The term IaaS refers to Palette using compute nodes that are not managed by a cloud provider, such as bare metal servers or virtual machines.
AWS
VerteX supports the following AWS services.
| Service | AWS Gov Support? |
|---|---|
| IaaS | ✅ |
| EKS | ✅ |
Azure
VerteX supports the following Azure services.
| Service | Azure Gov Support? |
|---|---|
| IaaS | ✅ |
| AKS | ✅ |
All Azure Government regions are supported with the exception of Department of Defense regions. Refer to the official Azure Government documentation to learn more about the available regions.
Dev Engine
VerteX supports the Dev Engine platform for deploying virtual clusters. However, the Dev Engine platform is not FIPS compliant and requires you to enable the non-FIPS setting. Additionally, container deployment based workflows are not supported for airgap environments.
VMware vSphere
The following versions of VMware vSphere are supported in VerteX.
| Version | Supported? |
|---|---|
| vSphere 6.7U3 | ✅ |
| vSphere 7.0 | ✅ |
| vSphere 8.0 | ✅ |
Next Steps
Get started with setting up self-hosted Palette on an existing Kubernetes cluster, your VMware vSphere environment using the Palette CLI, or your desired bare metal or data center environment with the Palette Management Appliance ISO.
For guidance managing an existing installation, refer to our System Management guide. For upgrading an existing self-hosted installation, consult the upgrade guide that aligns with your Palette installation method: Kubernetes (Helm chart), VMware vSphere (Palette CLI), or Palette Management Appliance (ISO).