# Installing ARC

## Installation

By default, actions-runner-controller uses [cert-manager](https://cert-manager.io/docs/installation/kubernetes/) for certificate management of Admission Webhook. Make sure you have already installed cert-manager before you install. The installation instructions for the cert-manager can be found below.

- [Installing cert-manager on Kubernetes](https://cert-manager.io/docs/installation/kubernetes/)

After installing cert-manager, install the custom resource definitions and actions-runner-controller with `kubectl` or `helm`. This will create an actions-runner-system namespace in your Kubernetes and deploy the required resources.

**Kubectl Deployment:**

```shell
# REPLACE "v0.25.2" with the version you wish to deploy
kubectl create -f https://github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller/releases/download/v0.25.2/actions-runner-controller.yaml
```

**Helm Deployment:**

Configure your values.yaml, see the chart's [README](../charts/actions-runner-controller/README.md) for the values documentation

```shell
helm repo add actions-runner-controller https://actions-runner-controller.github.io/actions-runner-controller
helm upgrade --install --namespace actions-runner-system --create-namespace \
             --wait actions-runner-controller actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller
```
