# Deployment

Deployment includes installing, configuring, upgrading, downgrading, migration from other DBMS[^1]s, and automated deployment options. Here's an overview of what you can find in this section.

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[deployment-general-installing-and-upgrading-instructions](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/deployment-general-installing-and-upgrading-instructions "mention")
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* Best practices
* Deployment methods
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[installing-enterprise-server](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/installing-enterprise-server "mention")
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* Customer download token
* Single-node installation
* Multi-node installation (primary/replica)
* Installation with ColumnStore
* Upgrade paths
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[installing-mariadb](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/installing-mariadb "mention")
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* MariaDB ID
* Installing binary packages (executables)
* Installing from source
* Installing system tables
* Troubleshooting installation issues
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[configuring-mariadb](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/configuring-mariadb "mention")
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* Option files
* Environment variables
* Advanced configuration options
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[upgrading](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/upgrading "mention")
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* Upgrade guides
* Upgrade paths
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[automated-mariadb-deployment-and-administration](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/automated-mariadb-deployment-and-administration "mention")
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* Automation systems overview
* Ansible
* Puppet
* Containers
* Kubernetes
* Vagrant
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[^1]: Database Management System. Popular DBMSs include MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.