Getting SPIRE

Platforms on Which SPIRE is Supported

This page describes some options to get started with SPIRE.

Docker Compose

  • SPIRE 101 is an introduction to SPIRE that runs on Docker Compose

  • Additional Docker Compose demos are available in the spire-tutorials repo

Kubernetes

  • No official Helm chart, Kustomize file, or custom resource operator is available for SPIRE but Quickstart for Kubernetes includes a basic set of Kubernetes YAML files for testing SPIRE Server and Agent

  • Additional Kubernetes demos are available in the spire-tutorials repo

Linux

  • The SPIRE GitHub releases page has download links and changelogs for each SPIRE release

  • The spiffe.io Get SPIRE page has additional download options and instructions for building SPIRE yourself

  • Quickstart for Linux and MacOS X describes how to download and test a simple one-node installation of the SPIRE Server and Agent

MacOS

  • There are no pre-built SPIRE executables available for MacOS, but Quickstart for Linux and MacOS X describes how to download and build SPIRE to test a simple one-node installation of the SPIRE Server and Agent