# Installation Instructions

## Choose your Target Platform

If you want to install Squidex on a bare metal server or virtual machine.

* [Install with IIS under Windows](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-iis)
* [Install with Docker (Linux, OS X, Windows)](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-docker)

## Choose your Cloud provider

If you want to install Squidex in the Cloud.

* [Install on Azure App Service](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-azure)
* [Install as Azure Containers (ARM)](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-azure-arm)
* [Install on AWS](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-aws)
* [Install on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](https://github.com/Squidex/squidex-docs2/blob/master/01-getting-started/installation/broken-reference/README.md)
* [Install on Heroku](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-heroku)
* [Install on Render](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-render)
* [Install on VULTR](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/platforms/install-on-vultr)

## How to Configure Squidex

For all installations.

* [Configuration Options](https://docs.squidex.io/id-01-getting-started/installation/configuration)

## Optional: Configure Squidex.Identity

To provide user authentication for your end users.

* [How to use Squidex Identity](https://github.com/Squidex/squidex-docs2/tree/8d35c365b74878aa247c2d0b90867aceea77df1b/01-getting-started/identity/use-squidex-identity.md)