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Getting up and running with Pulsar is simple. Download it, install it, and try it out.

You have three options. Click any of these links to begin your Pulsar journey!

• Run a standalone Pulsar cluster locally - Run a single instance of Pulsar in standalone mode on a single machine.
• Run a standalone Pulsar cluster in Docker - Run one or more instances of Pulsar in a Docker container.
• Run a standalone Pulsar cluster in Kubernetes - Run one or more instances of Pulsar in Kubernetes using a Helm chart.