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Overview

This topic describes the versions of HCE, the interaction between different components, and how to get started with HCE.

Before you begin​

Harness Chaos Engineering is available in SaaS and self-managed versions.

  1. SaaS (Software-as-a-service): You either sign up or get invited to a specific project. You can also create a project if you have the necessary permissions. HCE helps manage the cluster.
  2. SMP (Self-managed platform): You create, manage and maintain your clusters. You are responsible for providing permissions to projects and handling issues associated with them.

Steps to execute a HCE experiment​

To create a chaos experiment, complete the following steps:

  1. Fulfill the resource requirements: In this step, you can create resources or get the required permissions to create the necessary resources.
  2. Add an environment: A chaos experiment is performed within a chaos environment that houses the necessary infrastructure.
  3. Add a chaos infrastructure: The required chaos infrastructure is created within a chaos environment.
  4. Validate the chaos infrastructure installation: Once you create your chaos infrastructure, ensure that it has been created in the right manner.
  5. Create a demo application: You can either create a demo application or use your application on which you can execute chaos experiments.
  6. Create and run a chaos experiment: Once you have set up your application, you can decide which resources to target and execute the chaos experiments on.

Next steps​

For a guided experience, try: