This section describes generic deployment of a YugabyteDB cluster in a single region or data center with a multi-zone/multi-rack configuration. Note that single zone configuration is a special case of multi-zone where all placement related flags are set to the same value across every node.

For AWS deployments specifically, a [step-by-step guide](../public-clouds/aws/manual-deployment/) to deploying a YugabyteDB cluster is also available. These steps can be adapted for on-premises deployments or deployments in other clouds.

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