# Getting started

- [Step 1: Agent Deployment](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/step-1-agent-deployment.md)
- [Step 2: Create a Kafka User](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/step-2-create-a-kafka-user.md)
- [Step 3: Connect a Cluster](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/step-3-connect-a-cluster.md)
- [Step 4: What's next](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/step-4-whats-next.md)
- [Additional resources](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources.md)
- [Agent (Engine) deployment](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related.md)
- [Supertstream Agent (Engine) Deployment using existing secrets](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related/supertstream-engine-deployment-using-existing-secrets.md)
- [How to deploy and manage Superstream using ArgoCD](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related/how-to-deploy-and-manage-superstream-using-argocd.md)
- [Superstream Agent deployment for environments with a local container registry](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related/superstream-engine-deployment-for-environments-with-a-local-container-registry.md): How to deploy a Superstream Agent in a fully air-gapped environment with a private container registry.
- [Supertstream Agent Deployment using custom resource limits](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related/supertstream-engine-deployment-using-custom-resource-limits.md)
- [Superstream Platform deployment for Air-Gapped environments](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-deployment-related/superstream-platform-deployment-for-air-gapped-environments.md): This guide provides instructions for deploying the Superstream Platform for air-gapped environments.
- [Agent (Engine) upgrade](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-upgrade-related.md)
- [Upgrading From Helmfile based Deployment to Superstream Helm Chart](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/engine-upgrade-related/upgrading-from-helmfile-based-deployment-to-superstream-helm-chart.md): This upgrade requires manual steps due to transitioning from a Helmfile-based deployment to the new Superstream Helm Chart.
- [Kafka-related](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/kafka-related.md)
- [Required JMX rules](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/kafka-related/required-jmx-rules.md)
- [Datadog Integration: JMX Requirements for Kafka](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/additional-resources/kafka-related/datadog-integration-jmx-requirements-for-kafka.md): To successfully integrate Datadog with Apache Kafka for metrics collection and monitoring, JMX (Java Management Extensions) must be enabled.
- [Superstream MCP](https://docs.superstream.ai/getting-started/superstream-mcp.md)


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