Install MDAI

Prerequisites

• Install Docker.
• Install Kubernetes (k8s).
• Install kubectl and kind.
• Install Helm.
• (Optional) Install k9s.

Other Tools and Infrastructure Used in Installation

• cert-manager

Bring Up the MDAI Cluster

Make sure Docker is running.

1. Use kind to create a new cluster.

   kind create cluster --name mdai

2. Use kubectl to install cert-manager. Wait a few moments for cert-manager to finish installing.

   kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.17.0/cert-manager.yaml

3. Install mdai helm repo and ensure it’s up to date.

   helm repo add mdai https://decisiveai.github.io/mdai-helm-charts

4. Update the repo.

   helm repo update

5. Create the mdai namespace.

   helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --namespace mdai --cleanup-on-fail --wait-for-jobs mdai mdai/mdai-hub --devel

   Note

   If running this command returns an error telling you to run helm repo update, then try again.

6. Verify that the cluster’s pods are running.

   kubectl get pods -n mdai

If the cluster is running, you’ll see output similar to the following.

NAME                                                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
alertmanager-kube-prometheus-stack-alertmanager-0   2/2     Running   0          50s
event-handler-webservice-57d9d88c5f-r6kgf           1/1     Running   0          59s
kube-prometheus-stack-operator-6cfdc788d4-pgrx2     1/1     Running   0          59s
mdai-grafana-68d9c9474c-gh6ff                       3/3     Running   0          59s
mdai-kube-state-metrics-6cd9fd8458-cn9bq            1/1     Running   0          59s
mdai-operator-controller-manager-66f9696ff7-7s9j6   1/1     Running   0          59s
mdai-prometheus-node-exporter-6wvll                 1/1     Running   0          59s
mdai-valkey-primary-0                               1/1     Running   0          59s
opentelemetry-operator-6d8ddbdc4d-pcwrb             1/1     Running   0          59s
prometheus-kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-0       2/2     Running   0          50s

Set Up the MDAI Hub

1. From the MDAI Example Config repo, copy the mdaihub_config.yaml file into your working directory.

2. Apply the configuration to the hub resource.

   kubectl apply -f mdaihub_config.yaml

3. Verify the hub is applied by running

   kubectl get customresourcedefinitions mdaihubs.hub.mydecisive.ai

Your output should be similar to the following.

NAME                         CREATED AT
mdaihubs.hub.mydecisive.ai   2025-03-24T20:02:19Z

Success

You’re ready to start using mdai.