# Requirements

To ensure a seamless experience with groundcover, it's important to confirm that your environment meets the necessary requirements. Please review the detailed requirements for Kubernetes, our eBPF sensor, and the necessary hardware and resources to guarantee optimal performance.

## Kubernetes requirements

groundcover supports a wide range of Kubernetes versions and distributions, including popular platforms like EKS, AKS, and GKE.

[**Learn more ->**](/~/revisions/1mY0CQn12Klyi0QiItHv/getting-started/requirements/kubernetes-requirements.md)

## Kernel requirements for eBPF sensor

Our state-of-the-art eBPF sensor leverages advanced kernel features to deliver comprehensive monitoring with minimal overhead, requiring specific Linux kernel versions, permissions, and CO:RE support.

[**Learn more ->**](/~/revisions/1mY0CQn12Klyi0QiItHv/getting-started/requirements/kernel-requirements-for-ebpf-sensor.md)

## Hardware and resource requirements

groundcover fully supports both x86 and ARM processors, ensuring compatibility across diverse environments.

[**Learn more ->**](/~/revisions/1mY0CQn12Klyi0QiItHv/getting-started/requirements/cpu-architectures.md)

## ClickHouse resources

groundcover operates ClickHouse to support many of its core features. This requires suitable resources given to the deployment, which groundcover takes care of according to your data usage.


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