# Addon: ondat

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/addon-ondat/22161>\
**Category:** microk8s\
**Tags:** docs\
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/addon-ondat/22161 "2022-12-01T12:23:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Konstantinos\_Tsakalo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/konstantinos_tsakalo/32/3387_2.png) [@Konstantinos\_Tsakalo](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Konstantinos_Tsakalo)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/addon-ondat/22161/1 "2022-12-01T12:23:39Z")

</div>

![1.26](https://img.shields.io/badge/From%20version-1.26-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge&logo=kubernetes&labelColor=ddd)  
**Compatibility** : ![amd64](https://img.shields.io/badge/amd64-%E2%9C%93-383) ![classic](https://img.shields.io/badge/classic-%E2%9C%93-338)  
**Source** : Refer to **[Ondat homepage](https://www.ondat.io/)**

Founded in London as StorageOS in 2015, [Ondat](https://www.ondat.io/platform/how-it-works) is a software-defined, Kubernetes-native, persistent storage platform that was built to run any stateful application at scale, anywhere - whilst ensuring industry-leading levels of application performance, high availability, resilience and security.

Ondat’s deterministic performance makes it a perfect storage platform for Databases, Message Queues, Logging, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Edge Computing, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) services. Ondat can be deployed into a single-node or multi-node MicroK8s cluster, allowing you to gracefully scale your services based on your needs.

### Quickstart

First, ensure that you have enabled the Community repository:

```bash
microk8s enable community

```

To enable the add-on:

```bash
microk8s enable ondat

```

Once deployed, [get your free Community edition licence](https://www.ondat.io/pricing) by signing up and registering your cluster through the Ondat Portal:

- [Get Started with the Ondat Portal](https://portal.ondat.io/).

Create your first Ondat volume on your microK8s cluster by following the how-to guide below:

- [How To Create Your First Ondat Volume](https://docs.ondat.io/docs/operations/firstpvc/).

To interact with your Ondat cluster and conduct Day-2 storage operations, use the Ondat CLI that is already deployed in your cluster:

- [Ondat CLI - Usage](https://docs.ondat.io/docs/reference/cli/#usage).

The add-on can be disabled at any time with:

```bash
microk8s disable ondat

```

### Requirements

- For minimum Ondat resource requirements, refer to [Ondat’s - Prerequisites](https://docs.ondat.io/docs/prerequisites/) documentation.
- For minimum MicroK8s resource requirements, refer to [MicroK8s - Getting Started](https://microk8s.io/docs/getting-started) documentation.

### Dependencies

- For Ondat to be successfully deployed onto a MicroK8s cluster, the following [Core add-ons](https://microk8s.io/docs/addon-dns) should be available:
  - [`dns`](https://microk8s.io/docs/addon-dns) - [CoreDNS](https://coredns.io/) to provide address resolution services and service discovery in your MicroK8s cluster.
  - [`hostpath-storage`](https://microk8s.io/docs/addon-hostpath-storage) - Host storage for Ondat’s `etcd` cluster.
  - [`helm3`](https://helm.sh/) - Helm 3 package manager for Kubernetes to deploy the Ondat Helm chart.

> 💡 The Ondat add-on will automatically check and deploy the required core add-ons if they are not already installed in the MicroK8s cluster.

### Supported Ubuntu Distributions

- Tested on the following Ubuntu distributions:
  - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
  - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
  - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

### Learn More

- [Ondat Platform Architecture Overview](https://www.ondat.io/datasheets/platform-architecture-overview)
- [Performance Benchmarks: Cloud Native Storage Solutions for Kubernetes Report (March 2021)](https://www.ondat.io/reports/performance-benchmarking-cloud-native-storage-solutions-for-kubernetes)
- [Website](https://ondat.io/)
- [About Us](https://www.ondat.io/company)
- [Documentation](https://docs.ondat.io/)
- [Ondat Portal](https://portal.ondat.io/)
- [Case Studies](https://www.ondat.io/case-study)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![purvaldur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/purvaldur/32/16002_2.png) [@purvaldur](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/purvaldur)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/addon-ondat/22161/2 "2024-10-13T11:40:04Z")

</div>

Ondat has been killed off by Akamai and should probably be removed from the docs:

> **[Ondat is Absorbed into Akamai Connected Cloud - Architecting IT](https://www.architecting.it/blog/akamai-ondat/)**
>
> Ondat has been absorbed into Akamai Technologies and no longer exists as an independent entity. Will we ever see this software again?

The website has been taken down and the slack site closed.