# Deploy Rocket.Chat on OpenShift 4.x!

**URL:** <https://forums.rocket.chat/t/deploy-rocket-chat-on-openshift-4-x/22065>\
**Category:** Community Creations\
**Tags:** docker, kubernetes\
**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/deploy-rocket-chat-on-openshift-4-x/22065 "2025-05-05T18:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rnix123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/rnix123/32/5937_2.png) [@rnix123](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/rnix123)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/deploy-rocket-chat-on-openshift-4-x/22065/1 "2025-05-05T18:44:45Z")

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Hi All!

I needed a program to work on, and I decided to work on deploying Rocket.Chat inside Red Hat OpenShift, a leading Kubernetes platform. I created a [Github repo](https://github.com/ryannix123/rocketchat-on-openshift) with instructions for deploying Rocket.Chat on OCP.

OpenShift is a more secure version than the typical default Kubernetes. However, containers can’t run as root, so you’ll need to override Rocket.Chat’s default Values.yaml file to get the chat platform up and running.

To try it out, use [Red Hat’s free Developer Sandbox](https://developers.redhat.com/developer-sandbox). It’s excellent for POCs!

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-05 at 4.44.59 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/uploads/rocketchat/original/2X/8/8d7b7bda463e378c5e5e4f9ca4570e0d56c8b413.jpeg)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/uploads/rocketchat/original/2X/1/135f3d6bfa43489004581edc7bda5c86d1161964.jpeg "Deploy RocketChat on OpenShift!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRahCCO0nuk)

-Ryan

Disclosure - I work for Red Hat.