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# Prerequisites

This page covers requirements shared across all deployment types. Environment-specific requirements (Kubernetes version, Helm, Docker, `--net=host`, libfuse) are listed inline in each installation guide.

## All Deployments

Alluxio components run on Java 11 — the JDK is bundled in the provided container images; no host installation needed.

### Hardware

| Requirement      | Value                        |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------- |
| CPU architecture | x86\_64 or ARM64             |
| OS               | Linux (kernel 5.4 or higher) |

### Networking

Open the following ports between all hosts running Alluxio components, and between your application nodes and the Alluxio workers:

| Port  | Component   | Purpose                       |
| ----- | ----------- | ----------------------------- |
| 2379  | etcd        | Client requests               |
| 2380  | etcd        | Peer communication            |
| 19998 | Coordinator | RPC                           |
| 19999 | Coordinator | REST API / Prometheus metrics |
| 29998 | Worker      | S3 API                        |
| 29999 | Worker      | RPC                           |
| 30000 | Worker      | REST API / Prometheus metrics |
| 49998 | FUSE        | RPC                           |
| 49999 | FUSE        | Prometheus metrics            |

On Kubernetes, these ports are managed by pod-to-pod network policy. Verify that your CNI plugin does not block intra-cluster traffic on these ports.

## Resource Sizing

These are starting points. Adjust based on dataset size, client concurrency, and target throughput.

| Component             | Resource     | Evaluation (Minimum) | PoC (Recommended) |
| --------------------- | ------------ | -------------------- | ----------------- |
| **K8s node**          | CPU / Memory | 8 cores / 32 GB      | 16 cores / 64 GB  |
| **Coordinator**       | CPU / Memory | 4 cores / 12 GB      | 8 cores / 16 GB   |
| **Worker**            | CPU / Memory | 4 cores / 12 GB      | 8 cores / 24 GB   |
| **FUSE**              | CPU / Memory | 4 cores / 8 GB       | 8 cores / 20 GB   |
| **Worker cache disk** | Per worker   | 100 GB               | 100 GB+           |

The K8s node row applies only to Kubernetes deployments. For Docker / bare-metal, size each host to the component it runs.

## etcd

For **evaluation**, a single etcd node is sufficient.

For **production**, deploy 3 nodes on dedicated, stable hosts:

* Avoid nodes with heavy I/O load — etcd is sensitive to disk latency
* Avoid spot or preemptible instances — if quorum is lost the Alluxio cluster must be recreated
* **Quorum rule**: With 3 nodes, at least 2 must be running at all times

On Kubernetes, the Alluxio Operator provisions etcd automatically. An external etcd cluster is also supported — see [Appendix: Use External etcd](https://documentation.alluxio.io/ee-ai-en/start/pages/P92iY7CDvLx99wPxm2On#b.3.-use-external-etcd).

## Next Steps

* [Kubernetes Installation](/ee-ai-en/start/installing-on-kubernetes.md)
* [Docker Installation](/ee-ai-en/start/installing-on-docker.md)