Anypoint Platform PCE Overview | MuleSoft Documentation
# Anypoint Platform PCE Overview
Run and manage Mule apps on your local servers following your security policies by using Anypoint Platform Private Cloud Edition (Anypoint Platform PCE). Anypoint Platform PCE offers local MuleSoft control plane functionality, with no external system interactions or internet connectivity required, maintaining all data storage, processing, and transmission. Anypoint Platform PCE uses Kubernetes for built-in high availability and scalability. While you can install it without deep Kubernetes knowledge, understanding these tools is essential for management and troubleshooting.
Anypoint Platform PCE version 4.x runs on enterprise-ready Kubernetes Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon EKS Anywhere (EKS-A), and Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE2). Additionally, it supports Java 17, in addition to Java 8 and 11.
For information about a previous version of Anypoint Platform PCE, select the version in the documentation sidebar.
## Before You Begin
### Upgrade to Anypoint Platform PCE version 4.X
If you are upgrading from version 3.2.3 of Anypoint Platform PCE to version 4.X, see Upgrading Anypoint Platform PCE 3.2.3 to 4.x.
If you’re using a version of Anypoint Platform PCE earlier than 3.2.3, upgrade to version 3.2.3 first. Then proceed with upgrading to version 4.x.   
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### Install Anypoint Platform PCE 4.X
If you are installing Anypoint Platform PCE version 4.x for the first time, see Installing Anypoint Platform PCE.
To install Anypoint Platform PCE on OpenShift, see Installing Anypoint Platform PCE on OpenShift.
## Anypoint Platform PCE Components
This table provides component information for Anypoint Platform PCE:
Component | Included | Description  
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Access Management | Enables you to create your Anypoint Platform account or configure external federated identity.  
Anypoint API Manager | Enables you to manage your registered APIs.  
Anypoint Analytics - API | Provides insight into how your APIs are being used and how they are performing.  
Anypoint Analytics - Anypoint Visualizer | Enables you to explore your application network via an application network graph.  
Anypoint Analytics - Insights | Provides in-depth visibility into business transactions and events on your Mule apps deployed to CloudHub and on-premises servers.  
Anypoint Code Builder | Enables you to create API specifications, implementations, and integration projects.  
Anypoint Exchange | Enables your organization to share various assets for reuse across integration projects.  
Anypoint Monitoring | Provides visibility into integrations, Mule flows, and components in your application network.  
Anypoint MQ | A multi-tenant cloud messaging service that enables you to perform advanced asynchronous messaging scenarios between tenant applications.  
Anypoint Runtime Fabric Management | Automates the deployment and orchestration of customer-hosted Mule applications and API gateways.  
Anypoint Runtime Manager | Enables you to track and manage your deployed Mule applications.  
API Testing | Provides a testing framework that enables you to easily build automated tests for your integrations and APIs.  
Object Store | Object Store v2 allows CloudHub applications to store data and states across batch processes, Mule components, and applications, either from within an application or by using the Object Store REST API.  
Secrets Manager | Stores and manages secrets for supported Anypoint Platform services.  
## Mule Runtime Version Compatibility
  * Anypoint Platform PCE is compatible with Mule runtime engine versions 4.3 - 4.6. Use version 4.6 LTS to get the best performance from all Anypoint Platform connectors.
  * Anypoint Platform PCE supports the Mule runtime engine LTS and Edge release channels. The recommended customer profile is LTS. For more information, visit Edge and LTS Releases for Mule.


## Java Version Compatibility
Anypoint Platform PCE is compatible with Java 17, 11, and 8.
## Features Shipped with Anypoint Platform PCE Version 4.X
Refer to Anypoint Platform Private Cloud Release Notes for detailed release information.
Anypoint Platform PCE version 4.1 contains these features:
Component | Feature Description | Feature Version  
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Access Management | Audit Log  
Authentication Server | v1.2.548  
Authentication Server UI | v2.1.269-8.develop  
Anypoint Sign In | v3.2.161  
Anypoint Roles Client | v8.1.1573  
ARC Informer  
API Designer | API Designer DC Projects Service | v3.18.10  
API Designer DC XAPI Service  
API Designer DC UI  
API Manager | API Manager API DB Migrations | v1.0.500  
API Manager API Platform Web | v1.15.226  
API Manager API Proxy Builder Service  
API Manager API | v2.31.26  
API Manager Contract Caching DB Migrations | v1.0.259  
API Manager Contract Caching Service | v1.1.459  
API Manager Proxies XAPI Service | v1.24.11  
API Manager RAML Parser Service | v0.3.173  
API Manager Web | v1.29.13  
API Modeling Framework (AMF) | AMF Service  
Connectivity | REST Connect Service | v1.14.57  
Exchange | Asset Manager DB Migrations  
Asset Manager Service | v1.0.885  
Asset Portals DB Migrations  
Asset Portals Service | v0.6.1576  
Content Provider  
Custom Assets Facade Service  
Customization Service | v0.6.658  
Dependency Resolver Service  
File Service | v1.1.288  
File Upload Service | v1.1.226  
Maven Facade Service | v0.8.109  
Region Synchronizer Service | v0.2.163  
Exchange API Metadata DB Migrations  
Exchange API Metadata Service  
Exchange Asset Reviews DB Migrations  
Exchange Asset Reviews Service | v0.8.435  
Exchange Customization DB Migrations  
Exchange Customization Service  
Exchange Graph Node Service  
Exchange Search DB Migrations  
Exchange Search Service | v1.0.215  
Exchange UI | v1.0.265  
Exchange XAPI Service | v0.8.2848  
Mocking Service | v2.77.0-17.pce  
Runtime Manager | Application Manager DB Migration  
Application Manager Service | v2.33.51  
Atlas Service | v1.9.121  
Mule Agent  
Jafar Service  
MCM Service | v2.17.347  
Runtime Services | Anypoint Flash Platform Messages DB Migrations  
Platform Messages  
Mule Message Processor  
## See Also
  * Anypoint Platform PCE Prerequisites
  * Installing Anypoint Platform Private Cloud Edition (Anypoint Platform PCE)
  * Upgrading Anypoint Platform PCE v3.2.3 to v4.0.0