---
title: "Overview"
icon: "hand-wave"
description: "Introduction to the different ways to install Activepieces"
---

Activepieces Community Edition can be deployed using **Docker**, **Docker Compose**, and **Kubernetes**.

<Tip>
Community Edition is **free** and **open source**.

You can read the difference between the editions [here](https://www.activepieces.com/pricing).
</Tip>

<Note>
**Going to production?** Pick an install method below to get running, then read [Production Setup](./configure-operate/production-setup) — it's the one opinionated production shape, and every sizing choice flows from a single number.
</Note>

## Recommended Options

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  <Card title="Docker (Fastest)" icon="docker" color="#248fe0" href="./options/docker">
Deploy Activepieces as a single Docker container using the PGLite database.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Docker Compose" icon="layer-group" color="#00FFFF" href="./options/docker-compose">
    Deploy Activepieces with **Redis** and **PostgreSQL** setup.
  </Card>

</CardGroup>

## Other Options

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  <Card title="Helm" icon="ship" color="#ff9900" href="./options/helm">
    Install on Kubernetes with Helm.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Railway" icon={
    <img src="https://railway.com/brand/logo-light.png" alt="Railway" width="24" height="24" />
  } href="./options/railway">
    1-Click Install on Railway.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Easypanel" icon={
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        </svg>
        } href="./options/easypanel">
   1-Click Install with Easypanel template, maintained by the community.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Elestio" icon="cloud" color="#ff9900" href="./options/elestio">
    1-Click Install on Elestio.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AWS (Pulumi)" icon="aws" color="#ff9900" href="./options/aws">
    Install on AWS with Pulumi.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GCP" icon="cloud" color="#4385f5" href="./options/gcp">
    Install on GCP as a VM template.
  </Card>

  <Card title="PikaPods" icon={
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  } href="https://www.pikapods.com/pods?run=activepieces">
    Instantly run on PikaPods from $2.9/month.
  </Card>

  <Card title="RepoCloud" icon="cloud" href="https://repocloud.io/details/?app_id=177">
    Easily install on RepoCloud using this template, maintained by the community.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Zeabur" icon={
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  } href="https://zeabur.com/templates/LNTQDF">
    1-Click Install on Zeabur.
  </Card>

</CardGroup>

## Cloud Edition

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  <Card title="Activepieces Cloud" icon="cloud" color="##5155D7" href="https://cloud.activepieces.com/">
   This is the fastest option.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
