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# Kubectl

If you are a beginner with Kubernetes and don't want to go in the complexity of Helm, you can use the beloved tool of Kubernetes client like`kubectl`.

#### Create the CRD in Kubernetes cluster

```
kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/redis.opstreelabs.in_redis_crd.yaml
```

#### Configure RBAC for Operator

```
kubectl apply -f deploy/role.yaml
kubectl apply -f deploy/service_account.yaml
kubectl apply -f deploy/role_binding.yaml
```

#### Deploy Operator in Cluster

```
kubectl apply -f deploy/operator.yaml
```