X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/190d0f110dab5d51dcfa7b13ff658583fdd21a5d..0e57453d2b637a3d105d4e3d67031f3915f9d302:/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid diff --git a/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid b/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid index ad0722a2a5..e9f3b5d328 100644 --- a/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid +++ b/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid @@ -4,25 +4,13 @@ navsection: installguide title: Installation overview ... -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 - -"Installing with Docker":install-docker.html - -h2. Manual installation - -{% include 'alert_stub' %} - -# 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.