# Deployment

- [Installation](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation.md): This page describes the supported installation methods for Lenses.
- [Kubernetes - Helm](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/helm.md): This page describes installing Lenses HQ and Agent  in Kubernetes via Helm.
- [Deploying HQ](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/helm/hq.md): This page describes installing Lenses HQ in Kubernetes via Helm.
- [Deploying an Agent](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/helm/agent.md): This page describes installing Lenses Agent in Kubernetes via Helm.
- [Docker](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/docker.md): This page describes installing Lenses with Docker Image.
- [Deploying HQ](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/docker/hq.md): This page describes deploying Lenses HQ via docker.
- [Deploying an Agent](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/docker/agent.md): This page describes deploying an Lenses Agent via Docker.
- [Linux](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/linux.md): This page describes install the Lenses via a Linux archive
- [Deploying HQ](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/linux/hq.md): This page describes the install of the Lenses Agent via an archive on Linux.
- [Deploying an Agent](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/installation/linux/agent.md): This page describes the install of the Lenses Agent via an archive on Linux.
- [Configuration](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration.md): This page describes how to configure Lenses.
- [Authentication](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication.md): This page describes the authentication methods supported in Lenses.
- [Admin Account](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/admin-account.md): This page describes how to configure admin accounts in Lenses.
- [Azure AD](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/azure-ad.md)
- [Basic Authentication](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/pwd-based-authentication.md): This page describes configuring basic authentication in Lenses.
- [LDAP](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/ldap.md)
- [SSO & SAML](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml.md): This page describes configure SSO & SAML in Lenses for authentication.
- [Overview](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/overview.md): This page gives an overview of SSO & SAML for authentication with Lenses.
- [Azure SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/azure-sso.md): This page describes configuring Azure SSO for Lenses authentication.
- [Google SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/google-sso.md): This page describes configuring Google SSO for Lenses authentication.
- [Keycloak SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/keycloak-sso.md): This page describes configuring Keycloak SSO for Lenses authentication.
- [Okta SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/okta-sso.md): This page describes configuring Okta SSO for Lenses authentication.
- [OneLogin SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/onelogin-sso.md): This page describes configuring OneLogin SSO for Lenses authentication.
- [Generic SSO](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/authentication/sso-and-saml/generic-sso.md): This page describes configuring a Generic SSO provider for Lenses authentication.
- [HQ](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/hq.md): This page describe the Lenses Agent configuration.
- [Configuration Reference](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/hq/configuration-reference.md)
- [Agent](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent.md): This page describe the Lenses Agent configuration.
- [Overview](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/overview.md): This page describes an overview of the Lenses Agent configuration.
- [Provisioning](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation.md): This page describes how to setup connections to Kafka and other services and have changes applied automatically for the Lenses Agent.
- [Overview](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/overview.md): This page describes an overview of Lenses Agent Provisioning.
- [Provisioning API](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/provisioning-api.md): This page describes how to use the provisioning API
- [HQ](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/hq.md): This page describes connection a Lenses Agent with HQ
- [Kafka](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka.md): This page describes how to connect the Lenses Agent to your Kafka brokers.
- [Apache Kafka](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/apache-kafka.md): This page describes connecting the Lenses Agent to Apache Kafka.
- [Aiven](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/aiven.md): This page describes configuring Lenses to connect to Aiven.
- [AWS MSK](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/aws-msk.md): This page describes connection the Lenses Agent to a AWS MSK cluster.
- [AWS MSK Serverless](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/aws-msk-serverless.md): This page describes how to connect Lenses to an Amazon MSK Serverless cluster.
- [Azure EventHubs](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/azure-eventhub.md): This page describes connection Lenses to Azure EventHubs.
- [Azure HDInsight](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/azure-hdinsight.md): This page describes connection Lenses to a Azure HDInsight cluster.
- [Confluent Cloud](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/confluent-cloud.md): This page describes configuring Lenses to connect to Confluent Cloud.
- [Confluent Platform](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/confluent-platform.md): This page describes configuring Lenses to connect to Confluent Platform.
- [IBM Event Streams](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/ibm-event-streams.md): This page describes how to connect Lenses to IBM Event Streams.
- [Schema Registries](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries.md): This page describes adding a Schema Registries to the Lenses Agent.
- [Overview](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries/overview.md): This page describes an overview of connecting a Lenses Agent with Schema Registries
- [AWS Glue](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries/aws-glue.md): This page describes connection to AWS Glue.
- [Confluent](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries/confluent.md): This page describes connecting Lenses to Confluent schema registries.
- [Apicurio](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries/apicurio.md): This page describes connecting Lenses to Apicurio.
- [IBM Event Streams Registry](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/schema-registries/ibm-event-streams-registry.md): This page describes connecting Lenses to IBM Event Streams schema registry.
- [Kafka Connect](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka-connect.md): This page describes adding a Kafka Connect Cluster to the Lenses Agent.
- [Zookeeper](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/zookeeper.md): This page describes adding a Zookeeper to the Lenses Agent.
- [AWS](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/aws.md): Add a connection to AWS in the Lenses Agent.
- [Alert & Audit integrations](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/alert-and-audit-integrations.md): Connect the Lenses Agent to your alerting and auditing systems.
- [Infrastructure JMX Metrics](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/jmx-metrics.md): This page describes how to configure JMX metrics for Connections in Lenses.
- [Hardware & OS](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/hardware-and-os.md): This page describes the hardware and OS prerequisites for Lenses.
- [Memory & CPU](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/memory-and-cpu.md): This page describes the memory & cpu prerequisites for Lenses.
- [Database](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/database.md): This page describes configuring the database connection for the Lenses Agent. There are two options for the backing storage: Postgres or Microsoft SQL Server.
- [TLS](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/enable-tls-on-lenses.md): This page describes how to configure TLS for the Lenses Agent.
- [Kafka ACLs](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/kafka-acls.md): This page describes the Kafka ACLs prerequisites for the Lenses Agent if ACLs are enabled on your Kafka clusters.
- [Rate Limiting](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/rate-limiting.md): Rate limit the calls the Lenses Agent makes to Schema Registries and Connect Clusters.
- [JMX Metrics](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/jmx-metrics.md): This page describes the how to retrieve Lenses Agent JMX metrics.
- [JVM Options](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/jvm-options.md): This page describes the JVM options for the Lenses Agent.
- [SQL Processor Deployment](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/sql-processor-deployment.md): This page describes how to configure the agent to deploy and manage SQL Processors for stream processing.
- [Logs](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/logs.md): This page describes configuring Lenses Agent logging.
- [Plugins](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/plugins.md): This page describes how to install plugins in the Lenses Agent.
- [Configuration Reference](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/configuration-reference.md): This page lists the available configurations in Lenses Agent.
- [Networking with Load Balancers](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/configuration/agent/networking-with-load-balancers.md): Configuring Lenses Websockets to work with Load Balancers.
- [Upgrade to Lenses 6.1](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6.md)
- [Tips: Before Upgrade](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/tips-before-upgrade.md)
- [Steps for In-Place Upgrade](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/steps-for-in-place-upgrade.md)
- [Steps for SideBySide Upgrade](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/steps-for-sidebyside-upgrade.md): Guide on how to migrate your Lenses 5 instance to Lenses 6 Agent
- [Database Migration](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/database-migration.md)
- [How to convert Wizard Mode to Provisioning Mode](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/how-to-convert-wizard-mode-to-provisioning-mode.md)
- [Upgrade path for SQL Processors](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/6.1/deployment/upgrade-to-lenses-6/upgrade-path-for-sql-processors.md)


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