Install Guides

There are multiple hosting options for Pixie.

• Hosted Pixie (easiest)
• Self-Hosted Pixie

Pixie is a hybrid system, with a cloud component (Pixie Cloud) and an in-cluster component for data persistence and storage (Vizier). See Architecture for more details.

While Vizier will always be deployed directly onto your Kubernetes cluster, there are multiple options for Pixie Cloud.

If you want to deploy Pixie without needing to host your own version of Pixie Cloud, select one of the Cloud offerings on the Hosted Pixie page and following the install instructions.

When using a hosted Pixie backend, telemetry data is exclusively stored on your Kubernetes cluster (not in Pixie Cloud).

Pixie also supports for self-hosting of the entire platform, including Pixie Cloud. Follow the Self-Hosted Pixie Guide for the steps.

Does your organization offer Pixie? Open a PR to list it here.

Additional environmentsHosted Pixie