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Get your own fully managed Camunda cluster. Nothing to install, just sign up and start modeling today.
Use the c8ctlCamunda CLI tool. Run locally and scale seamlessly to enterprise clusters with the same runtime and stack, deploying anywhere with one command.
Install c8ctl from npm and spin up a Self-Managed Camunda cluster on your machine.
c8ctl uses c8run, which requires OpenJDK 21–25 .
$ npm install @camunda8/cli -g
$ c8ctl cluster start
# Camunda is now running! Deploy your first process:
$ git clone https://github.com/camunda/camunda-8-get-started.git
$ cd camunda-8-get-started/1-rocket-launch/
$ c8ctl deploy .
$ c8ctl run rocket-launch.bpmn --variables='{"fuelLevel":90}'
# Open Operate at http://localhost:8080/operate to see your process instance running. Log in with the credentials `demo/demo`. No npm? Download Camunda 8 Run directly and start a local Camunda cluster without the CLI. Requires OpenJDK 21–25. Extract the archive and run:Download Camunda 8 Run
# macOS / Linux
./start.sh
# Windows
.\c8run.exe start
Download Desktop Modeler to design and edit BPMN diagrams, DMN decisions, and forms. On macOS, you can install the Desktop Modeler via Homebrew: Or download and install manually: Version 5.45 · Installation guideDownload Desktop Modeler
$ brew install --cask camunda-modeler
c8ctl gives you a single CLI for the full Camunda lifecycle with no browser required.
$ c8ctl cluster start 8.9.0-alpha5 $ c8ctl cluster stop
$ c8ctl deploy ./rocket-launch.bpmn plot-destination.dmn
$ c8ctl create pi --id=rocket-launch --variables='{"fuelLevel":90}'
$ c8ctl list pi$ c8ctl list jobs --type=launch-approval $ c8ctl activate jobs launch-approval $ c8ctl complete job 2251799813685252
$ c8ctl list inc --state=ACTIVE $ c8ctl get inc 2251799813685251 $ c8ctl resolve inc 2251799813685251
Give your coding assistant Camunda superpowers. Deploy processes, manage clusters, and query instances right from your AI workflow.
$ claude plugin add camunda/camunda-ai-dev-kit Available skills: /new-project — scaffold a new Camunda project /new-process — generate a BPMN process /new-agent — generate an agentic AI process (ad-hoc sub-process + AI Agent connector) /new-dmn — generate a DMN decision table /new-form — generate a Camunda Form /new-worker — generate a job worker /deploy — deploy resources to Camunda /start — start a process instance /status — check instance/incident status /view-process — visualize BPMN, DMN, or Form files /setup-environment — install and start Camunda 8 Run locally
// mcp.json
{
"servers": {
// Locally running C8Run instance
"camunda": {
"type": "http",
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp/cluster"
},
// Knowledge from the Camunda docs website
"camunda docs": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://camunda-docs.mcp.kapa.ai"
}
}
}Choose the setup that fits your workflow and infrastructure.
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