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-title: Installation overview
+title: Installation options
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-Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and do not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. Arvados supports Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu, as well as Red Hat and derivatives such as CentOS.
+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. Step-by-step instructions are available to perform a production installation from packages with manual configuration. This method assumes you have several (virtual) machines at your disposal for running the various Arvados components.
+Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways.
-* "Docker quick start":arvbox.html
-* "Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html
+<div class="offset1">
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|||\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|
+</div>
+
+* ^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