# Overview

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[Check the cluster prerequisites](https://docs.perfectscale.io/2.0-self-hosted-or-perfectscale-documentation/getting-started/cluster-prerequisites) before the cluster onboarding.
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## How to start?

Use the following guides to walk through the process and complete the setup smoothly.

:tools: [Install PerfectScale with Provisioner](https://docs.perfectscale.io/2.0-self-hosted-or-perfectscale-documentation/getting-started/provisioner-installation) - the component that installs PerfectScales' services and infrastructure elements in your Kubernetes cluster.

Choose the most convenient way to onboard a cluster(s):

:star: [Onboard a cluster using the UI](https://docs.perfectscale.io/2.0-self-hosted-or-perfectscale-documentation/getting-started/how-to-onboard-a-cluster) - simple, minimum-steps approach to start optimizing.

:robot: [Onboard clusters programmatically](https://docs.perfectscale.io/2.0-self-hosted-or-perfectscale-documentation/getting-started/onboarding-clusters-programmatically) - for those who want to provision clusters dynamically.

:woman\_singer: [Onboarding with ArgoCD](https://docs.perfectscale.io/2.0-self-hosted-or-perfectscale-documentation/getting-started/installing-exporter-with-argocd) - for GitOps-driven deployments fans.

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The customers who have access to the DoiT Kubernetes Lens also have access to their PerfectScale tenant with an **Admin role**.
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