git clone "https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/ric-dep"
+Deploying the Infrastructure and Platform Groups
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Use the scripts below to install kubernetes, kubernetes-CNI, helm and docker on a fresh
+Ubuntu 20.04 installation. Note that since May 2022 there's no need for anything form the repo it/dep
+anymore.
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # install kubernetes, kubernetes-CNI, helm and docker
+ cd ric-dep/bin
+ ./install_k8s_and_helm.sh
+
+ # install chartmuseum into helm and add ric-common templates
+ ./install_common_templates_to_helm.sh
+
+After the recipes are edited and helm started, the Near Realtime RIC platform is ready to be deployed,
+but first update the deployment recipe as per instructions in the next section.
+
+
Modify the deployment recipe
----------------------------
For more advanced recipe configuration options, please refer to the recipe configuration guideline.
+Installing the RIC
+------------------
-Deploying the Infrastructure and Platform Groups
-------------------------------------------------
-
-Copy the ric-common helm charts for it/dep, configure the helm repo and start local helm server
-
-.. code:: bash
-
- git clone "https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/it/dep"
- HELM_HOME=$(helm home)
- COMMON_CHART_VERSION=$(cat dep/ric-common/Common-Template/helm/ric-common/Chart.yaml | grep version | awk '{print $2}')
- helm package -d /tmp dep/ric-common/Common-Template/helm/ric-common
- cp /tmp/ric-common-$COMMON_CHART_VERSION.tgz $HELM_HOME/repository/local/
- helm repo index $HELM_HOME/repository/local/
- helm serve >& /dev/null &
- helm repo remove local
- helm repo add local http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts
-
-
-After the recipes are edited and helm started, the Near Realtime RIC platform is ready to be deployed.
+After updating the recipe you can deploy the RIC with the command below. Note that generally use the
+latest recipe marked stable or one from a specific release.
.. code:: bash