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Added some more information to help ease the installation flow for both helm installation and creating the JWT and then installing.
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sjberman authored Nov 22, 2024
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13 changes: 8 additions & 5 deletions site/content/installation/installing-ngf/helm.md
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### Install from the OCI registry

The following steps install NGINX Gateway Fabric directly from the OCI helm registry. If you prefer, you can [install from sources](#install-from-sources) instead.

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To install the latest stable release of NGINX Gateway Fabric in the **nginx-gateway** namespace, run the following command:

```shell
helm install ngf oci://ghcr.io/nginxinc/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric --set nginx.image.repository=private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus --set nginx.plus=true --set serviceAccount.imagePullSecret=nginx-plus-registry-secret --create-namespace -n nginx-gateway
helm install ngf oci://ghcr.io/nginxinc/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric --set nginx.image.repository=private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus --set nginx.plus=true --set serviceAccount.imagePullSecret=nginx-plus-registry-secret -n nginx-gateway
```

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`ngf` is the name of the release, and can be changed to any name you want. This name is added as a prefix to the Deployment name.

If the namespace already exists, you can omit the optional `--create-namespace` flag. If you want the latest version from the **main** branch, add `--version 0.0.0-edge` to your install command.
If you want the latest version from the **main** branch, add `--version 0.0.0-edge` to your install command.

To wait for the Deployment to be ready, you can either add the `--wait` flag to the `helm install` command, or run the following after installing:

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### Install from sources {#install-from-sources}

If you prefer to install directly from sources, instead of through the OCI helm registry, use the following steps.

{{<include "installation/helm/pulling-the-chart.md" >}}

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To install the chart into the **nginx-gateway** namespace, run the following command:

```shell
helm install ngf . --set nginx.image.repository=private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus --set nginx.plus=true --set serviceAccount.imagePullSecret=nginx-plus-registry-secret --create-namespace -n nginx-gateway
helm install ngf . --set nginx.image.repository=private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus --set nginx.plus=true --set serviceAccount.imagePullSecret=nginx-plus-registry-secret -n nginx-gateway
```

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`ngf` is the name of the release, and can be changed to any name you want. This name is added as a prefix to the Deployment name.

If the namespace already exists, you can omit the optional `--create-namespace` flag.

To wait for the Deployment to be ready, you can either add the `--wait` flag to the `helm install` command, or run the following after installing:

```shell
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{{< important >}} NGINX Plus users that are upgrading from version 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 need to install an NGINX Plus JWT
Secret before upgrading. Follow the steps in the [Before you begin](#before-you-begin) section to create the Secret. If you use a different name than the default `nplus-license` name, specify the Secret name by setting `--set nginx.usage.secretName=<secret-name>` when running `helm upgrade`. {{</ important >}}
There are two possible ways to upgrade NGINX Gateway Fabric. You can either upgrade from the OCI registry, or download the chart and upgrade from the source.
#### Upgrade from the OCI registry
- To upgrade to the latest stable release of NGINX Gateway Fabric, run:
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**If you are reporting to the default licensing endpoint, then you can now proceed with [installing NGINX Gateway Fabric]({{< relref "installation/installing-ngf" >}}). Otherwise, follow the steps below to configure reporting to NGINX Instance Manager.**

### Reporting to NGINX Instance Manager {#nim}

If you are deploying NGINX Gateway Fabric in an environment where you need to report to NGINX Instance Manager instead of the default licensing endpoint, a few extra steps may be required.
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