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# Installation

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Before installing Storware Backup & Recovery solution we recommend performing an operating system update and reboot if neccesary
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Before starting installation review the following chapters:

* [Component requirements](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/component-requirements.md)
* [Supported platforms requirements](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/platform-requirements.md)
* [Sizing guide](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/sizing.md)

You can deploy Storware Backup and Recovery using one of the following methods

* [ISO-based installation](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/installation/iso-based-installation.md) (recommended) The iso image can be used to boot a virtual machine from it in order to install CentOS 9 Stream with Storware Backup & Recovery application.
* [Quick installation using all-in-one script](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/installation/quick-install-all-in-one.md) (recommended) To quickly deploy server and node on one host
* [Installation using Ansible playbook](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/installation/installation-using-ansible-playbook.md) You can install the complete Storware Backup & Recovery solution using the roles, available on Ansible Galaxy
* [Installation with RPMs](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/installation/installation-with-rpms.md) To deploy server and node from the scratch
* [Virtual Appliance](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/deployment/installation/virtual-appliance.md) (recommended) The virtual appliance (VA) is a preconfigured virtual machine image. VA is available for the following hypervisors: RHV/oVirt/OLVM, Citrix/XCP-ng, VMware, Nutanix Acropolis