[id="registry-operator-quickstart"]
= Quickstart {operator} installation

You can quickly install and deploy the {operator} on the command line, without the Operator Lifecycle Manager, by using a downloaded set of installation files and example CRDs. 

.Prerequisites

* You are logged in to an OpenShift cluster with administrator access.
* You have the OpenShift `oc` command-line client installed. For more details, see the {LinkOCPCLIDocs}[{NameOCPCLIDocs}].

.Procedure

. Browse to link:{LinkRedHatIntegrationDownloads}[{NameRedHatIntegrationDownloads}], select the product version, and download the examples in the {registry} CRDs `.zip` file.

. Extract the downloaded CRDs `.zip` file and change to the `apicurio-registry-install-examples` directory.

. Create an OpenShift project for the {operator} installation, for example:
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export NAMESPACE="apicurio-registry"
oc new-project "$NAMESPACE"
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. Enter the following command to apply the example CRD in the `install/install.yaml` file:
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cat install/install.yaml | sed "s/PLACEHOLDER_NAMESPACE/$NAMESPACE/g" | oc apply -f - 
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. Enter `oc get deployment` to check the readiness of the {operator}. For example, the output should be as follows:
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NAME                     	READY   UP-TO-DATE  AVAILABLE   AGE
apicurio-registry-operator  1/1 	1        	1       	XmYs
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