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The recommended approach for installing Dapr on AKS is to use the AKS Dapr extension. The extension offers:
- Support for all native Dapr configuration capabilities through command-line arguments via the Azure CLI
- The option of opting into automatic minor version upgrades of the Dapr runtime

{{% alert title="Note" color="warning" %}}
If you install Dapr through the AKS extension, best practice is to continue using the extension for future management of Dapr _instead of the Dapr CLI_. Combining the two tools can cause conflicts and result in undesired behavior.
Advisory: Microsoft will be discontinuing the Dapr extension for AKS.
{{% /alert %}}

The current recommended approach for installing Dapr on AKS is to [install Dapr using helm]({{% ref kubernetes-deploy.md %}}) and performing any authorization for Azure services using [workload identity federation]({{< ref howto-wif.md >}}). This ensures that:
- Dapr is easy to update and remains compatible with the Dapr ecosystem
- Components can authorize transparently without requiring additional credentials

If you need to or are already using the AKS Dapr extension, it offers:
- Support for all native Dapr configuration capabilities through command-line arguments via the Azure CLI
- The option of opting into automatic minor version upgrades of the Dapr runtime

Prerequisites for using the Dapr extension for AKS:
- [An Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F)
- [The latest version of the Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/install-azure-cli)
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