title: Installation overview
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-Arvados can be installed in multiple ways. Arvados does not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. Arvados runs on one or more GNU/Linux system(s). Arvados is being developed on Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
+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.
-h2. Quick installation
+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)
-Make sure curl and docker are installed on your system. Then, as a user in the docker group, execute
+For local evaluation and testing on a single computer, use one of the docker installation methods.
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-<pre><code>~$ <span class="userinput">\curl -sSL http://get.arvados.org | bash</span>
-</code></pre></notextile>
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-This command will download the latest copy of the Arvados docker images. It also gets the arvdock command and saves it in the current working directory. It then uses arvdock to spin up Arvados. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it can take a while to download the Arvados docker images.
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-This installation method assumes your web browser and the Arvados docker containers run on the same host.
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-If you prefer, you can also download the installation script and inspect it before running it. The @http://get.arvados.org@ url redirects to <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curoverse/arvados-dev/master/install/easy-docker-install.sh">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curoverse/arvados-dev/master/install/easy-docker-install.sh</a>, which is the installation script.
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-h2. Installation from source
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-It is also possible to build the Arvados docker images from source. The instructions are available "here":install-docker.html.
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-For production use or evaluation at scale a "Manual Installation":install-manual-overview.html is more appropriate. This installation method assumes you have a number of (virtual) machines at your disposal to install the different Arvados components onto.
+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.
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