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-title: Installation overview
+title: Installation options
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+Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved.
-Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and do not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. It is developed primarily on Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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-Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways. Step-by-step instructions are available for a few specific installation methods:
-* "Install pre-built docker images":pre-built-docker.html *(quickest)*
-* "Build your own docker images":install-docker.html (from source)
-* "Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html (most flexible)
+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. Although Arvados development is sponsored by Veritas Genetics which offers commercial support, "Arvados is Free Software":{{site.baseurl}}/copying/copying.html and we encourage self supported/community supported installations.
-For local evaluation and testing on a single computer, use one of the docker installation methods.
+Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways.
-For production use or evaluation at scale, the "manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html is more appropriate. This method assumes you have a number of (virtual) machines at your disposal for running the various Arvados components.
+<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
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