---
title: "Install on clusters"
description: "Pick an installation path for Calico Enterprise on a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster — covers managed cloud, self-managed, and air-gapped scenarios."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.23 (latest)"
section: "Install and upgrade"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/"
---

# Install on clusters

## [🗃Kubernetes](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/kubernetes.md)

[4 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/kubernetes.md)

## [🗃OpenShift](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/openshift.md)

[4 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/openshift.md)

## [📄️Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/aks.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster, including the steps that differ from a self-managed install.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/aks.md)

## [📄️Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/eks.md)

[Install the full Calico Enterprise stack — including observability, threat defense, and tiered policy — on an Amazon EKS cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/eks.md)

## [📄️Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/gke.md)

[Install the full Calico Enterprise stack — including observability, threat defense, and tiered policy — on a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/gke.md)

## [📄️kOps on AWS](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/aws.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on a self-managed Kubernetes cluster provisioned with kOps on Amazon Web Services.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/aws.md)

## [📄️Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE 3)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/docker-enterprise.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on a Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) 3 cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/docker-enterprise.md)

## [📄️Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 4k (MKE 4k)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/installation/install-calico-enterprise-mke-4k.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 4k by configuring the custom CNI provider and deploying with the Tigera Operator during cluster provisioning.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/installation/install-calico-enterprise-mke-4k.md)

## [📄️Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rancher.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on a Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE) cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rancher.md)

## [📄️RKE2](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rke2.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on an RKE2 cluster using the standard command-line installer.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rke2.md)

## [📄️Rancher UI](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rancher-ui.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on an RKE2 cluster from the Rancher UI rather than the command line.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/rancher-ui.md)

## [📄️Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/tkg.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on a VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/tkg.md)

## [📄️vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS)](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/vks.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise as a Supervisor Service on vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) and deploy it to guest clusters.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/vks.md)

## [📄️Charmed Kubernetes](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/charmed-k8s.md)

[Install Calico Enterprise on a Canonical Charmed Kubernetes cluster.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/charmed-k8s.md)

## [🗃Calico Enterprise for Windows](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/windows-calico.md)

[8 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/windows-calico.md)

## [🗃Install from a private registry](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/private-registry.md)

[2 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/private-registry.md)

## [📄️Get a license](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/calico-enterprise.md)

[How to obtain a Calico Enterprise license file before starting an installation.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/calico-enterprise.md)

## [📄️System requirements](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/requirements.md)

[Cluster, host, and platform requirements you must meet before installing Calico Enterprise networking and network policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/getting-started/install-on-clusters/requirements.md)