# Getting Started

In this article, you will learn how to install and configure Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) and create your first PMK cluster using your infrastructure on-premises or in a public cloud.

## Quick Start Kubernetes Cluster

Follow the articles below to create a Kubernetes cluster quickly on the provider of your choice. Such a cluster is useful when testing out PMK, for a POC or a dev / test environment.

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        <a href="https://www.platform9.com/docs/kubernetes/get-started-bare-metal" target="_self">On premise physical servers or VMs </a>
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            Amazon Web Services
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        <a href="https://www.platform9.com/docs/kubernetes/get-started-azure" target="_self">Microsoft Azure</a>
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```
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        <a href="https://www.platform9.com/docs/kubernetes/get-started-google-cloud" target="_self">Google Cloud</a>
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## Production Kubernetes Cluster

Follow the articles below to create a production grade Kubernetes cluster using PMK.

### On-premise data center (BareOS)

* Read the [Production Clusters](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/kubernetes-cluster-pre-requisites/README.md#production-clusters) Prerequisites and make sure your environment is configured appropriately
* Follow this article to [Create a Multi-Master Kubernetes Cluster](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/create-multi-master-cluster/README.md) on premises in your data center.

### AWS

* Read the [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/aws-prerequisites/README.md) Prerequisites and make sure your environment is configured appropriately
* Follow this article to [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/create-aws-autoscaling-cluster/README.md)

### Azure

* Read the [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/azure-prerequisites/README.md) Prerequisites to ensure your environment is configured appropriately
* Follow this article to [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/create-cluster-azure-cloud/README.md)

### Google Cloud

* Read the [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/google-cloud-prerequisites/README.md) Prerequisites to make sure your environment is configured appropriately
* Follow this article to create a cluster on [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/get-started-google-cloud/README.md)


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