Cortex Installation Methods

Cortex runs on Linux. You can deploy it in several ways depending on your deployment preferences and infrastructure requirements. Choose the method that best fits your environment.

Debian / Ubuntu

Install Cortex on a standalone server using DEB packages on Debian- or Ubuntu-based systems.

See Install Cortex with Packages using the DEB tab for instructions.

RedHat Enterprise Linux / Fedora

Install Cortex on a standalone server using RPM packages on RedHat- or Fedora-based systems.

See Install Cortex with Packages using the RPM tab for instructions.

ZIP binary packages

Install Cortex on a standalone server using the ZIP binary package for manual installations or for environments without package managers.

See Install Cortex with Packages using the ZIP binary packages tab for instructions.

Docker

Cortex image is available on Docker Hub.

Deploy Cortex and Elasticsearch as a single-server instance using Docker Compose.

See Run Cortex with Docker for instructions.

Kubernetes

Deploy Cortex on a Kubernetes cluster using the StrangeBee Helm chart repository.

See Deploy Cortex on Kubernetes for instructions.