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+title: Installation overview
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+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. Installation Overview
+Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways. Step-by-step instructions are available for a few specific setups:
+# "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)
-# Set up a cluster, or use Amazon
-# Create and mount Keep volumes
-# "Install the Single Sign On (SSO) server":install-sso.html
-# "Install the Arvados REST API server":install-api-server.html
-# "Install the Arvados workbench application":install-workbench-app.html
-# "Install the Crunch dispatcher":install-crunch-dispatch.html
-# "Create standard objects":create-standard-objects.html
-# Install client libraries (see "SDK Reference":{{site.baseurl}}/sdk/index.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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