+
+For macOS via Homebrew use the following:
+
+```
+brew upgrade
+brew install kind
+brew install kubectl
+brew install helm
+
+kind create cluster --image kindest/node:v1.17.5 --wait 5m
+```
+
+
+
+For macOS / Linux use the following:
+
+* [Kubernetes cluster]
+ * [Kind]
+ * [Minikube], minimum version `v0.28+`
+ * etc.
+
+* [Helm], minimum version `v2.12.0+`.
+ * For Helm 2, make sure Tiller is initialized with sufficient permissions to
+ work on `crossplane-system` namespace.
+
+
+
+For Windows use the following:
+
+* [Kubernetes cluster]
+ * [Kind]
+ * [Minikube], minimum version `v0.28+`
+ * etc.
+
+* [Helm], minimum version `v2.12.0+`.
+ * For Helm 2, make sure Tiller is initialized with sufficient permissions to
+ work on `crossplane-system` namespace.
+
+
+
+
+Use Helm 3 to install the latest official `alpha` release of Crossplane, suitable for community use and testing:
+
+```
+kubectl create namespace crossplane-system
+
+helm repo add crossplane-alpha https://charts.crossplane.io/alpha
+helm install crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-alpha/crossplane
+```
+
+
+
+Use Helm 2 to install the latest official `alpha` release of Crossplane, suitable for community use and testing:
+
+```
+kubectl create namespace crossplane-system
+
+helm repo add crossplane-alpha https://charts.crossplane.io/alpha
+helm install --name crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-alpha/crossplane
+```
+
+
+
+Use Helm 3 to install the latest `master` pre-release version of Crossplane:
+
+```
+kubectl create namespace crossplane-system
+
+helm repo add crossplane-master https://charts.crossplane.io/master/
+helm search repo crossplane-master --devel
+
+# Kubernetes 1.15 and newer versions
+helm install crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-master/crossplane --version --devel
+```
+
+For example:
+```
+helm install crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-master/crossplane --version 0.11.0-rc.100.gbc5d311 --devel
+```
+
+
+
+Use Helm 2 to install the latest `master` pre-release version of Crossplane, which is suitable for testing pre-release versions:
+
+```
+kubectl create namespace crossplane-system
+
+helm repo add crossplane-master https://charts.crossplane.io/master/
+helm search crossplane-master --devel
+
+helm install --name crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-master/crossplane --version
+```
+
+For example:
+
+```
+helm install --name crossplane --namespace crossplane-system crossplane-master/crossplane --version 0.11.0-rc.100.gbc5d311
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+### Install AWS Provider
+
+```
+PACKAGE=crossplane/provider-aws:master
+NAME=provider-aws
+
+kubectl crossplane package install --cluster --namespace crossplane-system ${PACKAGE} ${NAME}
+```
+
+### Get AWS Account Keyfile
+
+Using an AWS account with permissions to manage RDS databases:
+```
+AWS_PROFILE=default && echo -e "[default]\naws_access_key_id = $(aws configure get aws_access_key_id --profile $AWS_PROFILE)\naws_secret_access_key = $(aws configure get aws_secret_access_key --profile $AWS_PROFILE)" > creds.conf
+```
+
+### Create a Provider Secret
+
+```
+kubectl create secret generic aws-creds -n crossplane-system --from-file=key=./creds.conf
+```
+
+### Configure the Provider
+Create the following `provider.yaml`:
+
+```
+apiVersion: aws.crossplane.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Provider
+metadata:
+ name: aws-provider
+spec:
+ region: us-west-2
+ credentialsSecretRef:
+ namespace: crossplane-system
+ name: aws-creds
+ key: key
+```
+
+Then apply it:
+```
+kubectl apply -f provider.yaml
+```
+
+
+
+
+### Install GCP Provider
+
+```
+PACKAGE=crossplane/provider-gcp:master
+NAME=provider-gcp
+
+kubectl crossplane package install --cluster --namespace crossplane-system ${PACKAGE} ${NAME}
+```
+
+### Get GCP Account Keyfile
+
+```
+# replace this with your own gcp project id and service account name
+PROJECT_ID=my-project
+SA_NAME=my-service-account-name
+
+# create service account
+SA="${SA_NAME}@${PROJECT_ID}.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+gcloud iam service-accounts create $SA_NAME --project $PROJECT_ID
+
+# enable cloud API
+SERVICE="sqladmin.googleapis.com"
+gcloud services enable $SERVICE --project $PROJECT_ID
+
+# grant access to cloud API
+ROLE="roles/cloudsql.admin"
+gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding --role="$ROLE" $PROJECT_ID --member "serviceAccount:$SA"
+
+# create service account keyfile
+gcloud iam service-accounts keys create creds.json --project $PROJECT_ID --iam-account $SA
+```
+
+### Create a Provider Secret
+
+```
+kubectl create secret generic gcp-creds -n crossplane-system --from-file=key=./creds.json
+```
+
+### Configure the Provider
+Create the following `provider.yaml`:
+
+```
+apiVersion: gcp.crossplane.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Provider
+metadata:
+ name: gcp-provider
+spec:
+ # replace this with your own gcp project id
+ projectID: my-project
+ credentialsSecretRef:
+ namespace: crossplane-system
+ name: gcp-creds
+ key: key
+```
+
+Then apply it:
+```
+kubectl apply -f provider.yaml
+```
+
+
+
+
+### Install Azure Provider
+
+```
+PACKAGE=crossplane/provider-azure:master
+NAME=provider-azure
+
+kubectl crossplane package install --cluster --namespace crossplane-system ${PACKAGE} ${NAME}
+```
+
+### Get Azure Principal Keyfile
+
+```
+# create service principal with Owner role
+az ad sp create-for-rbac --sdk-auth --role Owner > "creds.json"
+
+# add Azure Active Directory permissions
+AZURE_CLIENT_ID=$(jq -r ".clientId" < "./creds.json")
+
+RW_ALL_APPS=1cda74f2-2616-4834-b122-5cb1b07f8a59
+RW_DIR_DATA=78c8a3c8-a07e-4b9e-af1b-b5ccab50a175
+AAD_GRAPH_API=00000002-0000-0000-c000-000000000000
+
+az ad app permission add --id "${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}" --api ${AAD_GRAPH_API} --api-permissions ${RW_ALL_APPS}=Role ${RW_DIR_DATA}=Role
+az ad app permission grant --id "${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}" --api ${AAD_GRAPH_API} --expires never > /dev/null
+az ad app permission admin-consent --id "${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}"
+```
+
+### Create a Provider Secret
+
+```
+kubectl create secret generic azure-creds -n crossplane-system --from-file=key=./creds.json
+```
+
+### Configure the Provider
+Create the following `provider.yaml`:
+
+```
+apiVersion: azure.crossplane.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Provider
+metadata:
+ name: azure-provider
+spec:
+ credentialsSecretRef:
+ namespace: crossplane-system
+ name: azure-creds
+ key: key
+```
+
+Then apply it:
+```
+kubectl apply -f provider.yaml
+```
+
+
+
+
+### Install Alibaba Provider
+
+```
+PACKAGE=crossplane/provider-alibaba:master
+NAME=provider-alibaba
+
+kubectl crossplane package install --cluster --namespace crossplane-system ${PACKAGE} ${NAME}
+```
+
+### Create a Provider Secret
+
+```
+kubectl create secret generic alibaba-creds --from-literal=accessKeyId= --from-literal=accessKeySecret=
+```
+
+### Configure the Provider
+Create the following `provider.yaml`:
+
+```
+apiVersion: alibaba.crossplane.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Provider
+metadata:
+ name: alibaba-provider
+spec:
+ credentialsSecretRef:
+ namespace: crossplane-system
+ name: alibaba-creds
+ key: credentials
+```
+
+Then apply it:
+```
+kubectl apply -f provider.yaml
+```
+
+
+