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Setting up a GitHub Enterprise Server instance
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on AWS
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on Amazon Web Services (AWS), you must launch an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance and create and attach a separate Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) data volume.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on Azure
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on Azure, you must deploy onto a memory-optimized instance that supports premium storage.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on Google Cloud Platform
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on Google Cloud Platform, you must deploy onto a supported machine type and use a persistent standard disk or a persistent SSD.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on Hyper-V
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on Hyper-V, you must deploy onto a machine running Windows Server 2008 through Windows Server 2019.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on OpenStack KVM
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on OpenStack KVM, you must have OpenStack access and download the GitHub Enterprise Server QCOW2 image.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on VMware
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on VMware, you must download the VMware vSphere client, and then download and deploy the GitHub Enterprise Server software.
Installing GitHub Enterprise Server on XenServer
To install GitHub Enterprise Server on XenServer, you must deploy the GitHub Enterprise Server disk image to a XenServer host.
Setting up a staging instance
You can set up a GitHub Enterprise Server instance in a separate, isolated environment, and use the instance to validate and test changes.