---
title: "Flannel"
description: "Run Calico Open Source policy enforcement on a cluster that uses Flannel for the networking data plane."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Installing and upgrading"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/flannel/"
---

# Flannel

## [📄️Install Calico for policy and flannel (aka Canal) for networking](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/flannel/install-for-flannel.md)

[Install Calico Open Source network policy on an existing Flannel-networked cluster without replacing the data plane.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/flannel/install-for-flannel.md)

## [📄️Migrate a Kubernetes cluster from flannel/Canal to Calico](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/flannel/migration-from-flannel.md)

[Migrate from Flannel to Calico Open Source while preserving the existing VXLAN data plane, gaining Calico IPAM and advanced policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/flannel/migration-from-flannel.md)