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title: Running RancherOS


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## Running RancherOS
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RancherOS runs on virtualization platforms, cloud providers and bare metal servers. We also support running a local VM on your laptop. To start running RancherOS as quickly as possible, follow our [Quick Start Guide]({{page.osbaseurl}}/quick-start-guide/).

### Platforms

#### Workstation

[Docker Machine]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/workstation/docker-machine)

[Boot from ISO]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/workstation/boot-from-iso)


#### Cloud

[Amazon EC2]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/cloud/aws)

[Google Compute Engine]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/cloud/gce)

[DigitalOcean]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/cloud/do)

[Azure]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/cloud/azure)

#### Bare Metal & Virtual Servers

[iPXE]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/server/ipxe)

[PXE]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/server/pxe)

[Install to Hard Disk]({{page.osbaseurl}}/running-rancheros/server/install-to-disk)

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