# Platform9 Private Cloud Director Documentation

<h2 align="center"><mark style="color:$primary;">Platform9 Private Cloud Director</mark></h2>

<p align="center">Learn about Platform9 products. Turn your existing infrastructure into a full-featured private cloud with Platform9. Manage VMs and containers at scale with a familiar user experience and automated APIs in a private, secure environment.</p>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Getting Started</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Transition from VMware in minutes. Deploy VMs, configure networking, and manage storage with built-in automation, high availability, and unified control.</mark></td><td><a href="https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/transition-from-vmware">https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/transition-from-vmware</a></td><td><a href="https://4103345057-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FshTrtiMql96lRZhVuYU3%2Fuploads%2FgaO7uoNzfMUz7vM7UwAB%2Fgetting-started.png?alt=media&#x26;token=da96868c-84e8-4439-9a76-33235a5c178b">getting-started.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Self Hosted</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Full control, on your infrastructure. Deploy a highly available management plane across multiple servers with enterprise-grade automation and support.</mark></td><td><a href="https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/self-hosted">https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/self-hosted</a></td><td><a href="https://4103345057-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FshTrtiMql96lRZhVuYU3%2Fuploads%2FOyZGZQ0sxD0W5rUeNSXR%2Fhosted.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=9c997896-ce1a-4a24-89a9-2187e901f8b2">hosted.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Community Edition</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Enterprise private cloud, simplified. Deploy on bare metal or a VM with a single command, with full functionality, and experience a production-grade private cloud with zero licensing costs.</mark></td><td><a href="https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/getting-started-with-community-edition">https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/getting-started/getting-started-with-community-edition</a></td><td><a href="https://4103345057-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FshTrtiMql96lRZhVuYU3%2Fuploads%2FkGuGxZZAojPec3BsmeGz%2Fcommunity-edition.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3ff82f22-ba13-42e2-8cee-ff03ebfe379f">community-edition.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## <mark style="color:$primary;">Release Notes</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">Continuous innovation with regular releases. New features, enhanced security, and performance improvements. Stay current with the latest capabilities.</mark>

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