# EMQX Operator introduction
EMQX Enterprise is a cloud-native MQTT broker. EMQX Kubernetes Operator is a new way to create and manage cloud-native EMQX Enterprise instances based on Kubernetes architectures. It simplifies the process and required knowledge of the deployment and management.
NOTE: Only one EMQX Operator can be deployed in each Kubernetes cluster.
The corresponding relationship between EMQX Operator and EMQX version is as follows:
EMQX Version | EMQX Operator Version | APIVersion |
---|---|---|
4.3.x <= EMQX < 4.4 | 1.2.0(stop maintenance) | v1beta2 |
4.3.x <= EMQX < 4.4 | 1.2.1,1.2.2,1.2.3 (recommend) | v1beta3 |
4.4.6 <= EMQX < 4.4.8 | 1.2.5 | v1beta3 |
4.4.8 <= EMQX < 4.4.14 | 1.2.6,1.2.7,1.2.8,2.0.0,2.0.1,2.0.2 (recommend) | v1beta3 |
4.4.14 <= EMQX | 2.1.0 | v1beta4 |
5.0.6 <= EMQX < 5.0.8 | 2.0.0,2.0.1 (recommend) | v2alpha1 |
5.0.8 <= EMQX < 5.0.14 | 2.0.2 | v2alpha1 |
5.0.14 <= EMQX | 2.1.0 | v2alpha1 |
# EMQX operator architecture
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