Supported Sitecore topologies for Kubernetes

Version: 10.5

Sitecore XP supports the following topologies for use with Kubernetes:

  • XM Server (XM Scaled)
  • XP Server (XP Scaled)

XM Server (XM Scaled)

The Sitecore Experience Manager Server for Kubernetes topology, also known as XM1, is suitable for use in both production and non-production environments.

The XM1 topology supports the following Sitecore roles:

Role typeSitecore role
ProductionContent Management
Content Delivery
Sitecore Identity Server
MSSQL Data Intialization Job
SolrCloud Data Initalization Job
Non-productionMicrosoft SQL Server
SolrCloud
RedisLabs Redis Server

XP Server (XP Scaled)

The Sitecore Experience Platform Server for Kubernetes topology, also known as XP1, is suitable for use in both production and non-production environments.

If you are deploying the XP1 topology in a non-production environment for, for example, testing purposes, be aware that mimicking the configuration of a production environment requires significant resources.

The XP1 topology supports the following Sitecore roles:

Role typeSitecore role
ProductionContent Management
Content Delivery
Sitecore Identity Server
XDB Processing
XDB Collection service
XDB Search service
Marketing Automation Engine
Marketing Automation Reporting
XDB Reference Data service
Sitecore Cortex Processing service
Sitecore Cortex Reporting service
XDB Search Worker
Sitecore Cortex Processing
MSSQL Data Initialization Job
SolrCloud Data Initialization Job
Non-productionMicrosoft SQL Server
SolrCloud
RedisLabs Redis Server
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