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Quick Start
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Ceph is intended for large-scale deployments, but you may install Ceph on a single host. Quick start is intended for Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions. 

1. Login to your host.
2. Make a directory for Ceph packages. *e.g.,* ``$ mkdir ceph``
3. `Get Ceph packages <../../install/download_packages>`_ and add them to your APT configuration file.
4. Update and Install Ceph packages. See `Downloading Debian/Ubuntu Packages <../../install/download_packages>`_ and `Installing Packages <../../install/installing_packages>`_ for details.
5. Add a ``ceph.conf`` file. See `Ceph Configuration Files <../../create_cluster/ceph_conf>`_ for details.
6. Run Ceph. See `Deploying Ceph with mkcephfs <../../create_cluster/deploying_ceph_with_mkcephfs>`_