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.
-The simplest way to try out Arvados is to use the Docker-based installation, which installs Arvados in a series of Docker containers.
+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)
-For larger scale installations, a manual installation is more appropriate.
+For local evaluation and testing on a single computer, use one of the docker installation methods.
-h2. Docker
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-"Installing with Docker":install-docker.html
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-h2. Manual installation
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-"Manual Installation":install-manual-overview.html
+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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