> ## Documentation Index
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# Sharded deployment

> Create a sharded FalkorDB deployment for horizontal data distribution.

## When to use this

Use sharded topology for workloads that need to distribute data and traffic across multiple shards.

The Admin UI maps this flow to:

* `spec.topology: cluster`
* `spec.replicas` as replicas per shard
* `spec.sharding.enabled: true`
* `spec.sharding.shardCount` from the shard count field
* `spec.sharding.replicas` as replicas per shard

## Create with quick create

1. Open **Deployments** > **Create Deployment**.
2. Choose **Sharded**.
3. Choose **Dev**, **QA**, or **Prod**.
4. Choose **Quick Create**.
5. Enter name, namespace, and FalkorDB version.
6. Submit.

## Create with full setup

1. Open **Deployments** > **Create Deployment**.
2. Choose **Sharded**.
3. Choose **Full Setup**.
4. Complete the wizard:
   * **General**: name, namespace, version, termination policy, labels.
   * **Component**: shard count, replicas per shard, CPU, memory, storage class, storage size, node affinity.
   * **Configuration**: optional FalkorDB runtime parameters.
   * **Authentication**: ACL username/password or LDAP where supported.
   * **Encryption**: optional TLS configuration.
   * **Networking**: optional service for the sharding component, and an optional external domain for stable per-pod DNS names outside the cluster. See [Networking](/databases/networking).
   * **Backup**: optional backup repository and cron schedule.
   * **Review**: submit.

## Verified defaults and constraints

| Field                      | Default or constraint              |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Shard count                | `3`                                |
| Replicas per shard         | `1` for Dev, `2` for QA/Prod       |
| Storage                    | `10Gi`                             |
| Backup schedule            | `0 2 * * *` when backup is enabled |
| CPU minimum sent to API    | `250m` for shard resources         |
| Memory minimum sent to API | `100Mi` for shard resources        |

Prod enforces at least `2` replicas per shard.

## Validate

```bash theme={null}
kubectl get clusters.apps.kubeblocks.io -n <namespace>
kubectl get pods -n <namespace>
```

In the Admin UI, open **General** to confirm shard count and replicas per shard, then review **Pods**, **Metrics**, and **Operations**.