# Installing OpenIAM

End users have multiple options to choose from when deploying OpenIAM. These choices fall within two categories:

* **On-premises deployment**, which refers to installation on a company's private hardware infrastructure.
* **Cloud-native deployments** are virtualized servers maintained by another organization and accessed by users remotely over a network. Common examples of these include Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

Organizations can choose to deploy OpenIAM on-premises from the following options:

* RPM
* Docker Swarm
* Kubernetes
* OpenShift

As RPM is the most frequent installation scenario, for quick start purposes further sections will cover working with RPM.

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Before installing OpenIAM, make sure your system requirements correspond to the minimum system requirements set forth in the respective documentation. Failure to do so may result in numerous issues during and after installation.
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