# Deploying Astera Data Stack on Oracle Cloud

Users can deploy Astera Data Stack on Oracle Cloud through two methods.

### Deploying Astera Data Stack using Oracle Cloud Marketplace

1. First, open the site which houses the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Simply click [here](https://cloudmarketplace.oracle.com/marketplace/en_US/homeLinkPage) to be redirected to the website.

It will look like this,

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2. Go to the search bar and type “Astera”, then select *Go.*

You will now be led to a screen with two Astera Software products present.

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3. Select Astera and a new window will open.

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If you scroll down, you can see information regarding the product as well as various videos and documentation related to it.

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Under the *Provider* tab, you can see information regarding the company itself.

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4. Click on *Get App*.

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You will be taken to a new window where you will be asked to sign in to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Account.

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5. Select *Commercial Market* and click *Sign In*. It will redirect you to another location.

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Now, the Oracle Cloud site will open.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** If you are not already signed in, it will ask you to sign in to Oracle Cloud first. Otherwise, it is going to take you directly towards the site.
{% endhint %}

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At the bottom of the page, we have these tabs:

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* *Overview:* Provides an overview of the product as well as its documentation and videos.
* *Provider:* Provides information on the company itself.
* *More Apps:* This shows other apps by Astera apart from this one.
* *Usage Information:* Provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the product.

6. Once done, scroll back up and select *Version* and *Compartment*

For *Version*, select the default value and for *Compartment*, select *astera (root).*

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7. Select *Launch Instance* and you will be taken to the next screen.

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8. Next, fill in the following details:

* *Name:* Name of the instance being created. We are using the name ‘AsteraOCI’
* *Create In Compartment:* The compartment in which it is going to be created. We are using the compartment ‘astera (roots)’
* *Placement – Availability Domain*: This helps determine which shapes are available. It will be kept as the default one; ‘AD1’
* *Show Advanced Options*: These are extra options for the Availability domain. They will be kept as default.

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9. Scroll down and specify the following information:

* *Image:* This is the product that is being used. Here, it will be *Astera.*
* *Shape:* The specifications of the Virtual Machine, depending on the application.

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We have selected “VM.Standard2.2” for our application.

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The rest of the options will remain default.

10. Click *Select Shape* and it will be selected.

Next, we will select the *Networking* options. They will all remain set to default.

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11. Scroll down to the *Boot Volume* options.

They will also be kept as default.

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12. Click *Create*.

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It will now start to create the Virtual Machine.

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** It can take 5 to 10 minutes for creation.
{% endhint %}

13. The Virtual Machine has been created. You can now use the remote desktop connection to connect to it. The credentials are generated once the machine is created.

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Once connected with the machine, you can install Astera Data Stack on it.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Start ‘Astera Integration Server 8’ from Services first.
{% endhint %}

### Deploying Astera Data Stack Manually

1. To start, enter the Oracle Cloud login page and sign in. Once you are signed in, a new screen will appear.

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2. Click on the three lines next to the search bar located at the top, select *Compute*, and then click *Instances*.

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A new window will open.

Here, you can add a new instance or use an existing one.

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3. Select the *Compartment* as “astera (roots)” and select *Create Instance*

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Here, we see a screen like the one in the previous method.

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4. Write a name of your choice, select the *compartment* as *astera (roots)*, and select default placement.

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5. The next section is the *Image* and *Shape* section.

For *Image*, we will select *Windows Server 2016 Standard,*

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6. Select *Image* and head to the *Shape* option.

We have selected 4 OCPUs and 16 GB memory.

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7. Select *Shape* and head to the next option.

The networking options will remain set as default.

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8. Scroll to the *Boot Volume* section and select *Specify a custom boot volume size*.

We are keeping it at 60GB.

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9. Once done, Click *Create* and it will start to create the Virtual Machine.

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**Note:** With Oracle Cloud, the user also must install the SQL Server alongside since it does not offer it by default.
{% endhint %}

To learn more about the installation of a SQL database and configuration of an SQL server, click [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15).

To learn more about the installation of Astera, click [here](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v10/setting-up/installing-client-and-server-applications).

This concludes our discussion on the deployment of Astera Data Stack on Oracle Cloud, both through the Oracle Cloud Marketplace and Manually.