X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/788ecdf8085f5e69cd3dc960f510b49f11432cb3..fcd19228447a2983c7aba8a0f09984eba06ded48:/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid b/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid index ddbb82ebc7..2ae58b987c 100644 --- a/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid +++ b/doc/install/index.html.textile.liquid @@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ 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":install-docker.html, 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 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) -For production use or evaluation at scale, a "Manual Installation":install-manual-overview.html is more appropriate. +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.