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Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and supports multiple cloud operating stacks.  Arvados supports Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu, as well as Red Hat and derivatives such as CentOS.

Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways.

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|||\5=. Appropriate for|
||_. Ease of setup|_. Multiuser/networked access|_. Workflow Development and Testing|_. Large Scale Production|_. Development of Arvados|_. Arvados System Testing|
|"Arvados-in-a-box":arvbox.html (arvbox)|Easy|no|yes|no|yes|yes|
|"Arvados on Kubernetes":arvados-on-kubernetes.html|Easy ^1^|yes|yes ^2^|no ^2^|no|yes|
|"Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html|Complicated|yes|yes|yes|no|no|
|"Arvados Playground":https://playground.arvados.org hosted by Veritas Genetics|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|no|no|no|
|"Cluster Operation Subscription":https://curoverse.com/products supported by Veritas Genetics|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|
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* ^1^ Assumes a Kubernetes cluster is available
* ^2^ Arvados on Kubernetes is under development and not yet ready for production use
* ^3^ No installation necessary, Veritas Genetics run and managed