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Deploying ArangoDB on Microsoft Azure
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ArangoDB can be deployed on Azure or other cloud platforms. Deploying on a cloud
provider is common choice and many of the most big ArangoDB installation are running
on the cloud.

No Azure-specific scripts or tools are needed to deploy on Azure. Deploying on Azure
is still possible, and again, a quite common scenario.

After having initialized your preferred Azure instance, with one of the ArangoDB supported
operating systems, using the [ArangoDB Starter](deployment-arango-dbstarter.html),
performing a [Manual Deployment](deployment-manually.html),
or using [Kubernetes](deployment-kubernetes.html)
are all valid options to deploy on Azure. Please refer to the corresponding chapters for further 
information.

**Important:** In order to deploy on Azure, general guidelines, like using a fast,
**direct-attached**, SSD disk for the data directory of the ArangoDB processes
apply.