# Testing / Learning Installation

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/testing-learning-installation/3188>\
**Category:** Integration Support\
**Created:** [October 27, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/testing-learning-installation/3188 "2016-10-27T08:06:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Phill93](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/phill93/32/4899_2.png) [@Phill93](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Phill93)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/testing-learning-installation/3188/1 "2016-10-27T08:06:48Z")

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Hi,  
i want to setup a Opennebular enviorment for learning and testing.  
The Hardware i want to use is a Dell PowerEdge T20 and a Synology DS216+II (iSCSI Storage).

Can anyone help me to get started with a single server installation on debian?

Phill93

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**Author:** ![mcabrerizo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/mcabrerizo/32/4829_2.png) [@mcabrerizo](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/mcabrerizo)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/testing-learning-installation/3188/2 "2016-10-27T08:28:09Z")

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Hi Daniel,  
welcome to OpenNebula’s community.

As you’re using only one server you’ll have to install OpenNebula’s front-end and node (where the VM will run using the hypervisor) components in the same machine. That’s perfectly fine for learning and testing, that’s how I started 😃

I’d start reading the Concepts and Terminology section in the [docs](http://docs.opennebula.org/5.2/intro_release_notes/concepts_terminology/index.html) so you can understand what are the main components.

Then I’d start installing the Fron-tend using the installation instructions in the [docs](http://docs.opennebula.org/5.2/deployment/opennebula_installation/frontend_installation.html) which already have information about using Debian 8. Once you have the Front-end, you’ll have to install the node part using the [docs](http://docs.opennebula.org/5.2/deployment/node_installation/kvm_node_installation.html)

If you have any problem we’re here to help

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![FrancJP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/francjp/32/7690_2.png) [@FrancJP](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/FrancJP)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/testing-learning-installation/3188/3 "2025-06-25T16:05:57Z")

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