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## Getting Started on [CoreOS](https://coreos.com)

There are multiple guides on running Kubernetes with [CoreOS](https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/):

### Official CoreOS Guides

These guides are maintained by CoreOS and deploy Kubernetes the "CoreOS Way" with full TLS, the DNS add-on, and more. These guides pass Kubernetes conformance testing and we encourage you to [test this yourself](https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/conformance-tests.html).

[**Vagrant Multi-Node**](https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/kubernetes-on-vagrant.html)

Guide to setting up a multi-node cluster on Vagrant. The deployer can independently configure the number of etcd nodes, master nodes, and worker nodes to bring up a fully HA control plane.

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[**Vagrant Single-Node**](https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/kubernetes-on-vagrant-single.html)

The quickest way to set up a Kubernetes development environment locally. As easy as `git clone`, `vagrant up` and configuring `kubectl`.

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[**Full Step by Step Guide**](https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/getting-started.html)

A generic guide to setting up an HA cluster on any cloud or bare metal, with full TLS. Repeat the master or worker steps to configure more machines of that role.

### Community Guides

These guides are maintained by community members, cover specific platforms and use cases, and experiment with different ways of configuring Kubernetes on CoreOS.

[**Multi-node Cluster**](coreos/coreos_multinode_cluster.html)

Set up a single master, multi-worker cluster on your choice of platform: AWS, GCE, or VMware Fusion.

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[**Easy Multi-node Cluster on Google Compute Engine**](https://github.com/rimusz/coreos-multi-node-k8s-gce/blob/master/README.md)

Scripted installation of a single master, multi-worker cluster on GCE. Kubernetes components are managed by [fleet](https://github.com/coreos/fleet).

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[**Multi-node cluster using cloud-config and Weave on Vagrant**](https://github.com/errordeveloper/weave-demos/blob/master/poseidon/README.md)

Configure a Vagrant-based cluster of 3 machines with networking provided by Weave.

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[**Multi-node cluster using cloud-config and Vagrant**](https://github.com/pires/kubernetes-vagrant-coreos-cluster/blob/master/README.md)

Configure a single master, multi-worker cluster locally, running on your choice of hypervisor: VirtualBox, Parallels, or VMware

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[**Multi-node cluster with Vagrant and fleet units using a small OS X App**](https://github.com/rimusz/coreos-osx-gui-kubernetes-cluster/blob/master/README.md)

Guide to running a single master, multi-worker cluster controlled by an OS X menubar application. Uses Vagrant under the hood.

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[**Resizable multi-node cluster on Azure with Weave**](coreos/azure/README.html)

Guide to running an HA etcd cluster with a single master on Azure. Uses the Azure node.js CLI to resize the cluster.

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[**Multi-node cluster using cloud-config, CoreOS and VMware ESXi**](https://github.com/xavierbaude/VMware-coreos-multi-nodes-Kubernetes)

Configure a single master, single worker cluster on VMware ESXi.



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