## Contents

| Folder                                                    | Intended for                         | Use cases                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Documentation                                                                                                                               |
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| [deploy/dev/local](/deploy/dev/local)                     | development/testing                  | Non-containerized development on your workstation, laptop, VM, etc.                                                                                                                                       | run `make help` to see usage examples and supported options; visit [scripts](/scripts) for alternative scripted ways to run cluster locally |
| [deploy/dev/ansible](/deploy/dev/ansible)                 | development/testing                  | Non-containerized development and testing on multiple nodes                                                                                                                                               | [readme](/deploy/dev/ansible/README.md)                                                                                                     |
| [deploy/dev/slurm](/deploy/dev/slurm)                     | development/testing                  | Automated multi-node AIStore deployment on Slurm clusters                                                                                                                                                 | [readme](/deploy/dev/slurm/README.md)                                                                                                       |
| **Docker**                                                | ---                                  | ---                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ---                                                                                                                                         |
| [deploy/dev/docker](/deploy/dev/docker)                   | development/testing                  | Deploying an AIS cluster consisting of one or more `aisnode` containers; use `AIS_ENDPOINT` to test and/or develop with it                                                                                | [readme](/deploy/dev/docker/README.md)                                                                                                      |
| [deploy/prod/docker/compose](/deploy/prod/docker/compose) | experimental use                     | Minimal AIS cluster consisting of a single storage target and a single gateway. Use for small-size immediate deployment and first-time quick runs                                                         | [readme](/deploy/prod/docker/compose/README.md)                                                                                             |
| **Kubernetes**                                            | ---                                  | ---                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ---                                                                                                                                         |
| [deploy/dev/k8s](/deploy/dev/k8s)                         | local Kubernetes development/testing | Testing and small deployments by applying AIS resources in K8s directly (without an operator).                                                                                                            | [readme](/deploy/dev/k8s/README.md)                                                                                                         |
| [deploy/prod/k8s](/deploy/prod/k8s)                       | production                           | Tooling for building AIS images for for production deployment. See the separate, dedicated [repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/ais-k8s) containing the corresponding tools, scripts, and documentation | [AIS/K8s Operator and deployment playbooks](https://github.com/NVIDIA/ais-k8s)                                                              |