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title: Getting started
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This section covers different options to set up and run Kubernetes.
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Different Kubernetes solutions meet different requirements: ease of maintenance, security, control, available resources, and expertise required to operate and manage a cluster.
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You can deploy a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine, cloud, on-prem datacenter; or choose a managed Kubernetes cluster. You can also create custom solutions across a wide range of cloud providers, or bare metal environments.
More simply, you can create a Kubernetes cluster in learning and production environments.
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## Learning environment
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If you're learning Kubernetes, use the Docker-based solutions: tools supported by the Kubernetes community, or tools in the ecosystem to set up a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine.
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{{< table caption = "Local machine solutions table that lists the tools supported by the community and the ecosystem to deploy Kubernetes." > }}
|Community |Ecosystem |
| ------------ | -------- |
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| [Minikube ](/docs/setup/learning-environment/minikube/ ) | [CDK on LXD ](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes/docs/install-local ) |
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| [kind (Kubernetes IN Docker) ](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind ) | [Docker Desktop ](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop )|
| | [Minishift ](https://docs.okd.io/latest/minishift/ )|
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| | [MicroK8s ](https://microk8s.io/ )|
| | [IBM Cloud Private-CE (Community Edition) ](https://github.com/IBM/deploy-ibm-cloud-private ) |
| | [IBM Cloud Private-CE (Community Edition) on Linux Containers ](https://github.com/HSBawa/icp-ce-on-linux-containers )|
| | [k3s ](https://k3s.io )|
| | [Ubuntu on LXD ](/docs/getting-started-guides/ubuntu/ )|
## Production environment
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When evaluating a solution for a production environment, consider which aspects of operating a Kubernetes cluster (or _abstractions_ ) you want to manage yourself or offload to a provider.
Some possible abstractions of a Kubernetes cluster are {{< glossary_tooltip text = "applications" term_id = "applications" > }}, {{< glossary_tooltip text = "data plane" term_id = "data-plane" > }}, {{< glossary_tooltip text = "control plane" term_id = "control-plane" > }}, {{< glossary_tooltip text = "cluster infrastructure" term_id = "cluster-infrastructure" > }}, and {{< glossary_tooltip text = "cluster operations" term_id = "cluster-operations" > }}.
The following diagram lists the possible abstractions of a Kubernetes cluster and whether an abstraction is self-managed or managed by a provider.
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Production environment solutions
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The following production environment solutions table lists the providers and the solutions that they offer.
|Providers | Managed | Turnkey cloud | On-prem datacenter | Custom (cloud) | Custom (On-premises VMs)| Custom (Bare Metal) |
| --------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ----- |
| [Agile Stacks ](https://www.agilestacks.com/products/kubernetes )| | ✔ | ✔ | | |
| [Alibaba Cloud ](https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/kubernetes )| | ✔ | | | |
| [Amazon ](https://aws.amazon.com ) | [Amazon EKS ](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/ ) |[Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) | | | |
| [AppsCode ](https://appscode.com/products/pharmer/ ) | ✔ | | | | |
| [APPUiO ](https://appuio.ch/ ) ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
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| [Banzai Cloud Pipeline Kubernetes Engine (PKE) ](https://banzaicloud.com/products/pke/ ) | | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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| [CenturyLink Cloud ](https://www.ctl.io/ ) | | ✔ | | | |
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| [Cisco Container Platform ](https://cisco.com/go/containers ) | | | ✔ | | |
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| [Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) ](https://docs-cfcr.cfapps.io/ ) | | | | ✔ |✔ |
| [CloudStack ](https://cloudstack.apache.org/ ) | | | | | ✔ |
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| [Canonical ](https://ubuntu.com/kubernetes ) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |✔ | ✔
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| [Containership ](https://containership.io/containership-platform ) | ✔ |✔ | | | |
| [Digital Rebar ](https://provision.readthedocs.io/en/tip/README.html ) | | | | | | ✔
| [DigitalOcean ](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/ ) | ✔ | | | | |
| [Docker Enterprise ](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-enterprise ) | |✔ | ✔ | | | ✔
| [Fedora (Multi Node) ](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/flannel_multi_node_cluster/ ) ✔ | ✔
| [Fedora (Single Node) ](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/fedora_manual_config/ ) ✔
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| [Gardener ](https://gardener.cloud/ ) | |✔ | | ✔ | |
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| [Giant Swarm ](https://giantswarm.io/ ) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| [Google ](https://cloud.google.com/ ) | [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) ](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/ ) | [Google Compute Engine (GCE) ](https://cloud.google.com/compute/ )|[GKE On-Prem](https://cloud.google.com/gke-on-prem/) | | | | | | | |
| [IBM ](https://www.ibm.com/in-en/cloud ) | [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service ](https://cloud.ibm.com/kubernetes/catalog/cluster )| |[IBM Cloud Private](https://www.ibm.com/in-en/cloud/private) | |
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| [Ionos ](https://www.ionos.com/enterprise-cloud ) | [Ionos Managed Kubernetes ](https://www.ionos.com/enterprise-cloud/managed-kubernetes ) | [Ionos Enterprise Cloud ](https://www.ionos.com/enterprise-cloud ) | |
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| [Kontena Pharos ](https://www.kontena.io/pharos/ ) | |✔ | ✔ | | |
| [Kubermatic ](https://www.loodse.com/ ) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | |
| [KubeSail ](https://kubesail.com/ ) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [Kubespray ](https://kubespray.io/#/ ) | | | |✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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| [Kublr ](https://kublr.com/ ) |✔ | ✔ |✔ |✔ |✔ |✔ |
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| [Microsoft Azure ](https://azure.microsoft.com ) | [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) ](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kubernetes-service/ ) | | | | |
| [Mirantis Cloud Platform ](https://www.mirantis.com/software/kubernetes/ ) | | | ✔ | | |
| [Nirmata ](https://www.nirmata.com/ ) | | ✔ | ✔ | | |
| [Nutanix ](https://www.nutanix.com/en ) | [Nutanix Karbon ](https://www.nutanix.com/products/karbon ) | [Nutanix Karbon ](https://www.nutanix.com/products/karbon ) | | | [Nutanix AHV ](https://www.nutanix.com/products/acropolis/virtualization ) |
| [OpenShift ](https://www.openshift.com ) |[OpenShift Dedicated](https://www.openshift.com/products/dedicated/) and [OpenShift Online ](https://www.openshift.com/products/online/ ) | | [OpenShift Container Platform ](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/ ) | | [OpenShift Container Platform ](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/ ) |[OpenShift Container Platform](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/)
| [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) ](https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/ContEng/Concepts/contengoverview.htm ) | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
| [oVirt ](https://www.ovirt.org/ ) | | | | | ✔ |
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| [Pivotal ](https://pivotal.io/ ) | | [Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (PKS) ](https://pivotal.io/platform/pivotal-container-service ) | [Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (PKS) ](https://pivotal.io/platform/pivotal-container-service ) | | |
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| [Platform9 ](https://platform9.com/ ) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |✔
| [Rancher ](https://rancher.com/ ) | | [Rancher 2.x ](https://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v2.x/en/ ) | | [Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE) ](https://rancher.com/docs/rke/latest/en/ ) | | [k3s ](https://k3s.io/ )
| [StackPoint ](https://stackpoint.io/ ) ✔ | ✔ | | | |
| [Supergiant ](https://supergiant.io/ ) | |✔ | | | |
| [SUSE ](https://www.suse.com/ ) | | ✔ | | | |
| [SysEleven ](https://www.syseleven.io/ ) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [Tencent Cloud ](https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/ ) | [Tencent Kubernetes Engine ](https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/product/tke ) | ✔ | ✔ | | | ✔ |
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| [VEXXHOST ](https://vexxhost.com/ ) | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
| [VMware ](https://cloud.vmware.com/ ) | [VMware Cloud PKS ](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-cloud-pks ) |[VMware Enterprise PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-enterprise-pks) | [VMware Enterprise PKS ](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-enterprise-pks ) | [VMware Essential PKS ](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-essential-pks ) | |[VMware Essential PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-essential-pks)
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