# Getting Started

## Subscription and Installation Modes

gopaddle is offered in two modes: 

1. **SaaS subscription** - gopaddle is available as a pay-as-go SaaS subscription. The SaaS platform is hosted and managed by the gopaddle team. You can subscribe to gopaddle at <https://portal.gopaddle.io>
2. &#x20;**On-premise installation** - gopaddle can be installed on your own infrastructure. gopaddle on-premise is available in two editions:&#x20;

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**(a) Community Edition** - The Community Edition is a life-time free edition, designed for single user, single-node installation. This edition manages the local Kubernetes cluster and the workloads running on the cluster. The Community Edition is available on a variety of marketplaces as a single command installer.&#x20;

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>MicroK8s Community Add-On - <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/microk8s-addon">Installation Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/ZcPqhCKIr4stg2KOgIFI">/files/ZcPqhCKIr4stg2KOgIFI</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/microk8s-addon">https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/microk8s-addon</a></td></tr><tr><td>Docker Desktop Extension - <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/docker-desktop">Installation Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/x1WliqWUdXj1mxjvhIMs">/files/x1WliqWUdXj1mxjvhIMs</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/docker-desktop">https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/docker-desktop</a></td></tr><tr><td>SUSE Rancher RKE Prime - <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/suse-rancher-prime">Installation Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/21JiX8GWA7lsZuPyLiKC">/files/21JiX8GWA7lsZuPyLiKC</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/suse-rancher-prime">https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/suse-rancher-prime</a></td></tr><tr><td>DigitalOcean Marketplace - <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/digital-ocean">Installation Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/KzGaoHeoyMZUeoXzPq4U">/files/KzGaoHeoyMZUeoXzPq4U</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/digital-ocean">https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/digital-ocean</a></td></tr><tr><td>Akamai Linode Marketplace - <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/akamai-linode">Installation Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/5mBwg9a0KhhV38KQG7Ev">/files/5mBwg9a0KhhV38KQG7Ev</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/akamai-linode">https://app.gitbook.com/o/kaNNkk5MWdImsh5Ur4MO/s/5QxXxCob5M5VXQJTryRc/~/changes/7/overview/getting-started/installing-community-edition/akamai-linode</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/gopaddle-lite/gopaddle">ArtifactHub Marketplace</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/AA2PqjrI3wW7HgJuQB6l">/files/AA2PqjrI3wW7HgJuQB6l</a></td><td><a href="https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/gopaddle-lite/gopaddle">https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/gopaddle-lite/gopaddle</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

**(b) Enterprise Edition** - The Enterprise Edition is designed for multi-node installation and is suitable for larger teams looking to provision and manage multi-cluster environments across on-premise and cloud. If you already have a community edition, you upgrade to Enterprise edition. Talk to [our support](emailto:hello@gopaddle.io) for an upgrade.


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