Camunda 8 Self-Managed

Get started with our self-hosted alternative to Camunda 8 SaaS.

Deploy and manage Camunda in your own infrastructure. Quickstart guides and infrastructure and deployment options help you build a robust process automation platform for your organization.

Developer and administrator quickstart

Upgrading to Camunda 8.8

• Existing customers can upgrade their Self-Managed deployment to 8.8 using the upgrade to 8.8 guide.
• See what's new in Camunda 8.8, release announcements, and release notes.

Self-Managed or SaaS?

The main difference between Camunda 8 Self-Managed and Camunda 8 SaaS is responsibility for 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 summary: choose Self-Managed for maximum control and flexibility, and SaaS for speed and simplicity.

Quickstart

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

Recommended approaches to install Camunda 8 Self-Managed in production-ready environments 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

Provision your 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

Camunda 8 components reference, including detailed configuration guidance and application upgrade instructions.

Orchestration cluster

The core component that powers automation and process orchestration.

Connectors

Connect processes to external systems, applications, and data.

Optimize

Business intelligence and analytics for enterprise customers.

Web Modeler

Use Web Modeler and Desktop Modeler to model your BPMN diagrams.

Console

Manage and monitor your Camunda 8 Self-Managed deployments.

Management Identity

Manage Camunda users, groups, roles, permissions, and applications.