> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.gopaddle.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.gopaddle.io/overview/getting-started.md).

# 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;

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**(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.