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page_title: Deploy Nomad in a production environment
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  This page contains a high-level overview of Nomad production deployment and links review hardware requirements, reference architecture, a deployment guide, and configuration documentation.
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# Deploy Nomad in a production environment

While HashiCorp Nomad provides a low-friction practitioner experience out of
the box, there are a few critical steps to take for a successful production
Nomad deployment.

## Explore the reference architecture and installation guide

Learn more about recommended practices and explore a reference architecture for
deploying HashiCorp Nomad in production.

- [Nomad Reference Architecture][] - Learn recommended practices and a reference
  architecture for Nomad production deployments. This reference architecture
  conveys a general architecture. Adapt it to accommodate the specific needs
  of your implementation.

- [Nomad Deployment Guide][] - Follow along with an end-to-end outline of the
  steps required to install a single production-ready Nomad cluster as defined
  in the Reference Architecture section.

## Verify hardware requirements

Review the recommended machine resources (instances), port requirements, and
network topology for Nomad in the [Hardware Requirements](/nomad/docs/deploy/production/requirements).

## Install Nomad

Visit the [Install Nomad](/nomad/docs/deploy) page to learn the options
available for installing Nomad and how to verify a successful
installation.

## Configure your Nomad servers and clients

Refer to the [Set Server & Client Nodes](/nomad/docs/deploy/nomad-agent)
and [Nomad Agent documentation](/nomad/commands/agent) pages to learn about the
Nomad agent process and how to configure the server and client nodes in your
cluster.

[nomad reference architecture]: /nomad/docs/deploy/production/reference-architecture
[nomad deployment guide]: /nomad/tutorials/enterprise/production-deployment-guide-vm-with-consul