# Installing XDS server

Depending of your configuration, this step is necessary or not.

In other words **you are a developer and plan to use/connect to an existing `xds-server`**
running on your local network (On-Premise config) or in the Cloud (SaaS config),
**you don't need to install the server part and you can skip this step**.

For others (standalone config or administrators that want to install an
On-Premise solution) xds-server must be installed.

Several installation types are supported:

| Install type | Supported OS | Section to refer |
|--------------|--------------|------------------|
| Container | Linux or MacOS | [see Installation based on Docker container](./1-1_install-xds-server-docker.html) |
| Virtual Machine | Linux, MacOS or Windows | [see Installation based on VirtualBox appliance](./1-2_install-xds-server-vm.html) |
| Native | Linux | [see Native installation](./1-3_install-xds-server-native.html) |