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Installing KNIME Business Hub on-premises requires the Self Hosted Premium package. This package is automatically included on your Salesforce Quote or Order Form for all net-new self-hosted installations from April 1, 2026 onwards. Contact your KNIME account manager if you have questions about licensing.

KNIME Business Hub — Argo CD Installation Guide ​

Consider KNIME Business Hub SaaS

This installation path requires an existing Kubernetes cluster, operational expertise with Helm and Argo CD, and ongoing infrastructure management. If your organization does not have these in place, KNIME Business Hub SaaS eliminates the infrastructure overhead and maintenance burden while providing the same platform capabilities.

This guide covers installing KNIME Business Hub via Argo CD using the App-of-Apps pattern. It is intended for IT teams deploying KNIME Business Hub into a Kubernetes cluster that they own and operate.

Why Argo CD ​

KNIME Business Hub uses Argo CD to manage its deployment in a GitOps model. This approach brings several advantages:

  • Declarative configuration — The desired state of each service is expressed in version-controlled Helm charts and override files.
  • Automated reconciliation — Argo CD continuously compares the declared state to the live cluster state and automatically corrects drift.
  • Audit trail — All changes are traceable through Git history and Argo CD sync events.
  • Separation of concerns — KNIME maintains the application charts; you maintain your site-specific overrides.

Who Operates What ​

This deployment model is self-operated and self-maintained by your organization:

  • KNIME maintains the Helm chart versions, default configuration values, and sync configuration.
  • Your Cloud Operations team maintains the configuration repository that contains the Argo CD project setup, required secrets, and the top-level application manifest.
  • Your IT team maintains the environment-specific overrides in a local-values.yaml file.

For detailed installation steps, including setting up the Argo CD project, creating required secrets, and applying the initial configuration, contact your Cloud Operations team.

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