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  1. Overview
    1. Installation options
  2. Docker quick start
    1. Arvados-in-a-box
  3. Arvados on Kubernetes
    1. Arvados on Kubernetes
  4. Manual installation
    1. Prerequisites
    2. Choosing which components to install
  5. Core
    1. Set up PostgreSQL databases
    2. Install the API server
    3. Install the controller
  6. Keep
    1. Install Keepstore servers
    2. Filesystem storage
    3. Configure S3 object storage
    4. Configure Azure Blob storage
    5. Install Keepproxy server
    6. Install Keep-web server
    7. Install Keep-balance
  7. User interface
    1. Install the Single Sign On (SSO) server
    2. Install Workbench
    3. Install Composer
  8. Additional services
    1. Install the websocket server
    2. Install a shell server
    3. Install the Git server
  9. Containers API support on SLURM
    1. Containers API SLURM prerequisites
    2. Set up SLURM
    3. Set up a compute node
    4. Install the SLURM dispatcher
    5. Test SLURM dispatch
    6. Install Node Manager
    7. Sample compute node ping script
  10. Containers API support on cloud (experimental)
    1. Install the cloud dispatcher
  11. Jobs API support (deprecated)
    1. Install the Crunch dispatcher
    2. Install a compute node

Installation options

Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and supports multiple cloud operating stacks. Arvados supports Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu, as well as Red Hat and derivatives such as CentOS. Arvados is Free Software and self-install installations are not limited in any way. Commercial support and development are also available from Curii Corporation.

Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways.

Appropriate for
Ease of setup Multiuser/networked access Workflow Development and Testing Large Scale Production Development of Arvados Arvados System Testing
Arvados-in-a-box (arvbox) Easy no yes no yes yes
Arvados on Kubernetes Easy 1 yes yes 2 no 2 no yes
Manual installation Complicated yes yes yes no no
Cluster Operation Subscription supported by Curii N/A 3 yes yes yes yes yes
  • 1 Assumes a Kubernetes cluster is available
  • 2 Arvados on Kubernetes is under development and not yet ready for production use
  • 3 No user installation necessary, Curii run and managed
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