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+stage: Enablement
+group: Distribution
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
+comments: false
+description: Install GitLab in a cloud native environment
+type: index
+---
+
+# Cloud Native GitLab **(FREE SELF)**
+
+[Cloud Native GitLab](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/CNG) provides cloud
+native containers to deploy GitLab. These containers may be deployed and managed
+via Helm using GitLab Charts or GitLab Operator on Kubernetes, OpenShift,
+and Kubernetes compatible container platforms:
+
+- [Helm charts](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/): The cloud native Helm chart
+  installs GitLab and all of its components on Kubernetes. Use this method if
+  your infrastructure is built on Kubernetes and you're familiar with how it
+  works. The methods for management, observability, and some concepts are
+  different than traditional deployments.
+- [GitLab Operator](https://docs.gitlab.com/operator/): The GitLab Operator
+  provides an installation and management method for GitLab following the
+  [Kubernetes Operator pattern](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/).
+  You can also use the GitLab Operator to run GitLab in an
+  [OpenShift](../openshift_and_gitlab/index.md) environment.
+
+Here's an overview of how the containers are built:
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+  subgraph Code
+  CNG --> HC
+  CNG --> GOP
+  HC --> GOP
+  end
+
+  subgraph Deploy
+  GOP --> K8s
+  GOP --> OS
+  CNG --> DC
+  HC --> K8s
+  end
+
+  CNG[Cloud Native GitLab containers]
+  HC[Helm Chart]
+  K8s(Kubernetes)
+  GOP[GitLab Operator]
+  OS(OpenShift)
+  DC(Docker Compose)
+```