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title: Setup overview
description: Before performing a ForgeOps deployment, you must perform some setup tasks in your local computer, create a Kubernetes cluster (or have access to an existing cluster), and configure your local machine to access the cluster.
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# Setup overview

Before performing a ForgeOps deployment, you must perform some setup tasks in your local computer, create a Kubernetes cluster (or have access to an existing cluster), and configure your local machine to access the cluster.

The specific tasks you'll need to do vary depending on the platform on which you run Kubernetes:

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#### [Google Cloud](google-cloud.html)

Set up your local computer to deploy ForgeOps on Google Cloud.

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#### [AWS](aws.html)

Set up your local computer to deploy ForgeOps on AWS.

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#### [Azure](azure.html)

Set up your local computer to deploy ForgeOps on Azure.

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#### [minikube](minikube.html)

Set up your local computer to deploy ForgeOps on minikube.