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# Installation

Follow the instructions in this section after you have verified [Component Requirements](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/deployment/component-requirements.md), [Sizing Guide](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/deployment/sizing.md), and the appropriate section of the platform to be protected:

* [Virtual Environments](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/protecting-virtual-machines.md) (especially here, where a node sometimes needs to be installed within the protected environment)
* [Applications](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/protecting-applications/applications.md)
* [Storage Providers](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/protecting-storage-providers/storage-providers.md)
* [Filesystems with OS Agent](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/os-agents.md)

Then proceed with the installation. You can deploy Storware Backup and Recovery using one of the following methods

* [ISO-based installation](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/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 the Storware Backup & Recovery application.
* [Quick installation using all-in-one script](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/deployment/installation/quick-install-all-in-one.md) (recommended) - to quickly deploy server and node on a single host with the compliant OS. This script also allows to deploy just the server or individual nodes 
* [Installation using Ansible playbook](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/deployment/installation/installation-using-ansible-playbook.md)  - you can install the complete Storware Backup & Recovery solution using the roles available on Ansible Galaxy. This approach also supports multinode deployments and also reusing roles in your playbooks.
* [Installation with RPMs](/backup-and-recovery-7.4/deployment/installation/installation-with-rpms.md) - to deploy the server and node from scratch


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