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Get started with HCE

Before you begin, review the following:

Harness CE is available in two ways:

  1. SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
  2. SMP (Self-Managed Platform)
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Feature availability on HCE SaaS and SMP are on par, with minor timeline changes in the SMP feature releases.

SaaS​

HCE module is provided as service that you can use by either signing up or getting invited to a specific project. HCE provides you the assistance required to manage the cluster. You can also create a project if you have the necessary permissions. The control plane (set of microservices that help the domain function) is hosted by Harness. For more information on how to use SaaS, go to SaaS documentation.

SMP​

You will need to create, manage and maintain your clusters. You will be responsible for providing permissions to projects and handling the issues associated with them. The control plane is hosted within your domain, for example, harness.your-domain.io. Contact Harness Support and SMP documentation for more information.

Onboarding​

If you want to get hands-on experience by executing chaos experiments without explicitly fulfilling the prerequisites, automated or guided onboarding is for you. Go to Introduction to Onboarding to know more.