# Deploy SkyWalking backend and UI in kubernetes

Before you read Kubernetes deployment guidance, please make sure you have read `Quick Start` and `Advanced Setup` documents.
Most SkyWalking OAP settings are controlled through System environment variables when apply helm deployment. 

Follow instructions in the [deploying SkyWalking backend to Kubernetes cluster](https://github.com/apache/skywalking-kubernetes)
 to deploy oap and ui to a kubernetes cluster.
 
Please read the Readme file.