# Deploy SD-Core Standalone This guide covers how to install a standalone SD-Core 5G core network, suitable for lab or proof of concept purposes. ## Requirements You will need a Kubernetes cluster installed and configured with Multus. - Juju >= 3.6 - Kubernetes >= 1.25 - A `LoadBalancer` Service for Kubernetes with at least 3 addresses available - Multus - Terraform - Git ## Deploy Get Charmed Aether SD-Core Terraform modules by cloning the [Charmed Aether SD-Core Terraform modules][Charmed Aether SD-Core Terraform modules] Git repository. Inside the `modules/sdcore-k8s` directory, create a `terraform.tfvars` file to set the name of Juju model for the deployment: ```console git clone https://github.com/canonical/terraform-juju-sdcore.git cd terraform-juju-sdcore/modules/sdcore-k8s cat << EOF > terraform.tfvars model = "" EOF ``` Initialize Juju Terraform provider: ```console terraform init ``` Deploy 5G network. ```console terraform apply -var-file="terraform.tfvars" -auto-approve ``` The deployment process should take approximately 15-20 minutes. You can monitor the status of the deployment: ```console juju switch watch -n 1 -c juju status --color --relations ``` The deployment is ready when all the charms are in the `Active/Idle` state. It is normal for `grafana-agent` to remain in waiting state. ## Configure Configuration of the Charmed Aether SD-Core deployment should be done **only** through the `.tfvars` file. To view all the available configuration options, please inspect the `variables.tf` file available inside the Terraform module directory. To be effective, every configuration change needs to be applied using the following command: ```console terraform apply -var-file="terraform.tfvars" -auto-approve ``` [Charmed Aether SD-Core Terraform modules]: https://github.com/canonical/terraform-juju-sdcore