- (Optional) Familiarize yourself with [basic Soda, Kubernetes, and Helm concepts]({% link soda-agent/basics.md %}).
- Install, or confirm the installation of, a few required command-line tools.
- Create a new Kubernetes cluster in your environment, or identify an existing cluster you can use to deploye a Soda Agent.
- Deploy the Soda Agent in the cluster.
- Verify the existence of your new Soda Agent in your Soda Cloud account.