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# Installing and Running BigchainDB Server
# Set Up and Run a Node
We're developing BigchainDB Server on Ubuntu 14.04, but it should work on any OS that runs RethinkDB Server and Python 3.4+. (BigchainDB Server is built on top of RethinkDB Server.)
BigchainDB Server is intended to be run on each server in a large distributed cluster of servers; it's not very useful running by itself on a single computer. That's _why_ we're developing it on Ubuntu 14.04: it's one of the more common server operating systems.
First make sure your server(s) meet [the requirements for a BigchainDB node](node-requirements.html).
Mac OS X users may get the best results [running BigchainDB Server with Docker](installing-server.html#run-bigchaindb-with-docker).
Windows users may get the best results [running BigchainDB Server in a VM with Vagrant](installing-server.html#how-to-install-bigchaindb-on-a-vm-with-vagrant).
(BigchainDB clients should run on a much larger array of operating systems.)
We currently don't test BigchainDB on Windows. If you run into problems on Windows, then you may want to try [using Vagrant](installing-server.html#how-to-install-bigchaindb-on-a-vm-with-vagrant).
## Install and Run RethinkDB Server
If you don't already have RethinkDB Server installed on your server, you must install it. The RethinkDB documentation has instructions for [how to install RethinkDB Server on a variety of operating systems](http://rethinkdb.com/docs/install/).
If you don't already have RethinkDB Server installed, you must install it. The RethinkDB documentation has instructions for [how to install RethinkDB Server on a variety of operating systems](http://rethinkdb.com/docs/install/).
RethinkDB Server doesn't require any special configuration. You can run it by opening a Terminal and entering:
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