Installing Camunda 8: A Step-by-Step Guide

 📌Installing Camunda 8: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

Camunda 8 is the next-generation, cloud-native workflow orchestration platform designed for microservices and event-driven architectures. It is built on Zeebe, a distributed workflow engine, and offers powerful tools like Operate, Tasklist, and Optimize for monitoring and managing business processes.

In this guide, we’ll walk through the prerequisites and installation steps for setting up Camunda 8 on your system.

Prerequisites

Before installing Camunda 8, make sure you have the following:

  • Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS), macOS, or Windows

  • Java 11+ (LTS) installed (if you want to extend with Java SDKs)

  • Docker & Docker Compose installed (recommended for local setup)

  • Kubernetes & Helm (if deploying on cloud/cluster)

Installation Methods

Camunda 8 can be installed in three main ways:

1. Install Using Docker (Recommended for Local Development)

git clone https://github.com/camunda/camunda-platform
cd camunda-platform
docker-compose up -d

2. Install Using Kubernetes (Production Setup)

  • Add the Camunda Helm repository:

helm repo add camunda https://helm.camunda.io
helm repo update

  • Install Camunda Platform on Kubernetes:

helm install camunda camunda/camunda-platform

  • Verify pods:

kubectl get pods

  • Expose services and access Operate, Tasklist, and Zeebe in the cluster.

3. Camunda 8 SaaS (Cloud Version)

  • Sign up at Camunda SaaS

  • Get a ready-to-use environment with:

    • Zeebe workflow engine

    • Operate & Tasklist

    • Cloud-hosted infrastructure (no setup needed)

Post-Installation

After installation, you can:

  • Use Camunda Modeler to design BPMN workflows.

  • Deploy workflows to Zeebe using CLI or REST APIs.

  • Monitor running workflows in Operate.

  • Manage human tasks in Tasklist.

👉Watch Camunda 8 installation in Action

Here's a quick video to help you understand Camunda 8 installation in Action better: Coming soon

🏁 Conclusion

Installing Camunda 8 is simple and flexible depending on your environment.

  • Use Docker for local development,

  • Kubernetes for production, or

  • Camunda SaaS for a managed cloud solution.

With Camunda 8, you’ll be ready to orchestrate microservices, automate decisions with DMN, and scale workflows in cloud-native environments.

💼 Professional Support Available

If you are facing issues in real projects related to enterprise backend development or workflow automation, I provide paid consulting, production debugging, project support, and focused trainings.

Technologies covered include Java, Spring Boot, PL/SQL, Azure, and workflow automation (jBPM, Camunda BPM, RHPAM).


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