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# Downloading The Base Image

The ExaVault appliance is available on AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, and as a VMWare .ova image. Microsoft Azure is supported by converting the VMWare image.

## Amazon Web Services (AWS)

ExaVault is published on the AWS Marketplace, which launches an ExaVault server directly into your AWS account.

[ExaVault on the AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-ak3rh6b5e5jue)

The minimum supported instance sizes on AWS are `c5n.xlarge`, `m6i.xlarge`, or `m7i.xlarge`.

## Google Cloud Platform

ExaVault is published on the Google Cloud Marketplace, which launches an ExaVault server directly into your Google Cloud Platform account.

[ExaVault on the Google Cloud Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/exavault-public/exavault?inv=1\&invt=AbwwYA\&project=exavault-public)

The recommended instance size is `n2-standard-4`.

## VMWare

ExaVault is distributed as a .ova file for VMWare.

[ExaVault .ova Image for VMWare](https://www.files.com/api/download/exavault?platform=vmware)

## Microsoft Azure

ExaVault runs on Microsoft Azure by converting the VMWare image with tools published by Microsoft.