"What do I need before I start?"

" You\u0026rsquo;ve enabled the Kyma runtime in your subaccount. Follow the steps in the Setting Up SAP BTP and Kyma Runtime for Deployment tutorial that is part of the Application Lifecycle Management using CAP Operator tutorial group. You have an enterprise global account in SAP BTP. To use services for free, you can sign up for an SAP BTPEA (SAP BTP Enterprise Agreement) or a Pay-As-You-Go for SAP BTP global account and use the free tier services only. See Using Free Service Plans. You have a platform user. See User and Member Management. You\u0026rsquo;re an administrator of the global account in SAP BTP. You have a subaccount in SAP BTP to deploy the services and applications. "

Enable CAP Operator Community Module in Kyma Cluster

Learn how to enable the CAP Operator community module in your Kyma cluster.

🎓beginner ⏱5 min SAP CAP Operator Kubernetes Environment Beginner Cloud Operations SAP Cloud Application Programming Model Node Js SAP Business Technology Platform SAP BTP Kyma Runtime 0/1

Overview

🎓 beginner ⏱ 5 min. SAP CAP Operator Kubernetes EnvironmentBeginnerCloud OperationsSAP Cloud Application Programming ModelNode JsSAP Business Technology PlatformSAP BTP Kyma Runtime

You will learn

✔How to enable the CAP Operator community module in your Kyma cluster.

A Anirudh Prasad April 1, 2026

Created by February 4, 2026

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Prerequisites

You’ve enabled the Kyma runtime in your subaccount. Follow the steps in the Setting Up SAP BTP and Kyma Runtime for Deployment tutorial that is part of the Application Lifecycle Management using CAP Operator tutorial group.
You have an enterprise global account in SAP BTP. To use services for free, you can sign up for an SAP BTPEA (SAP BTP Enterprise Agreement) or a Pay-As-You-Go for SAP BTP global account and use the free tier services only. See Using Free Service Plans.
You have a platform user. See User and Member Management.
You’re an administrator of the global account in SAP BTP.
You have a subaccount in SAP BTP to deploy the services and applications.

Steps

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Step 1 Enable CAP Operator community module

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Open your Kyma dashboard.
Navigate to Configuration → Modules and choose Add within the Community Modules list.
Add Community Module
Choose Add in the Source YAMLs section to load the list of community modules.
Load Community Modules
In the popup, you can see the list of available community modules. Choose Add.
Select CAP Operator Module
Select the CAP Operator module and choose Add.
Add CAP Operator Module
Wait until the automatic installation is complete and the Module State changes to Ready.
CAP Operator Installed