From 91cff5b9c7a9d425d74784ea4e94f5132ca5ab9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JakeSCahill Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:08:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: point production K8s pages at the local kind/minikube guide (DOC-517) Users browsing the production workflow or deployment page had no signpost to the local development guide. Add a TIP on both entry points. --- .../pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc | 2 ++ .../deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.adoc | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc b/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc index 1ff7aa931a..90ffe57496 100644 --- a/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc +++ b/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ This topic describes how to configure and deploy one or more Redpanda clusters and Redpanda Console in Kubernetes. Each Redpanda cluster runs within a single Kubernetes cluster. For multi-region topologies and other deployment shapes, see xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/k-choose-deployment.adoc[]. +TIP: To try Redpanda on a local Kubernetes cluster for development or testing, see the xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/local-guide.adoc[guide for kind and minikube] instead. + == Prerequisites Make sure that your Kubernetes cluster meets the xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/k-requirements.adoc[requirements]. diff --git a/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.adoc b/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.adoc index e7258c1a08..7a06e5ed53 100644 --- a/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.adoc +++ b/modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-workflow.adoc @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ The production deployment tasks involve Kubernetes administrators (admins) as well as Kubernetes users. +TIP: This workflow is for production deployments. To try Redpanda on a local Kubernetes cluster for development or testing, see the xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/local-guide.adoc[guide for kind and minikube] instead. + . All: xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/k-requirements.adoc[Review the requirements and recommendations] to align on prerequisites. . Admin: xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/k-tune-workers.adoc[Tune the worker nodes] for best performance. . User: xref:deploy:redpanda/kubernetes/k-production-deployment.adoc[Deploy Redpanda] using either the Redpanda Operator or the Redpanda Helm chart.