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# Installation and Upgrade

Ways to install and deploy GridGain 9, from ZIP archives and packages to Docker and Kubernetes.

This section covers the available ways to install and deploy GridGain 9. Choose the method that fits your environment — ZIP archive, DEB or RPM package, Docker, or Kubernetes — and follow the corresponding guide.

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[Installing Using ZIP Archive](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/installing-using-zip.md)
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Install the GridGain 9 database and CLI tool from the distributed ZIP archives, then start a node.
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[Installing DEB or RPM Package](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/installing-deb-rpm.md)
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Install GridGain 9 from DEB or RPM packages and run it as a service or a stand-alone process.
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[Installing Using Docker](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/installing-using-docker.md)
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Run GridGain 9 in Docker containers, including the server and dedicated CLI images, and start a cluster with Docker Compose.
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[Installing on Kubernetes](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/installing-on-kubernetes.md)
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Deploy a GridGain 9 cluster on Kubernetes with ConfigMaps, a StatefulSet, and an initialization job, and configure logging, probes, and autoscaling.
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[Installing with Helm Chart](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/installing-with-helm.md)
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Deploy, configure, update, and uninstall a GridGain 9 cluster on Kubernetes using the GridGain Helm chart.
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[Software Identification (SWID)](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/software-identification.md)
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Understand the Software Identification (SWID) tags that GridGain 9 distributions ship, where they are located, and the fields they carry.
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[Upgrading GridGain 9](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-9/gridgain9-management/installation/upgrade.md)
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Procedures for upgrading GridGain 9 — full-cluster and rolling upgrades of the cluster, and upgrading client applications.
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