Installation

DreamFactory is free open source software available under the [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html). We provide an optional paid support package. More information on the support package is on DreamFactory's website [here](https://www.dreamfactory.com/developers/support).

There are many ways to try out and use DreamFactory.

1. 1. 1. Free Hosted Developer Environment

Sign up for a free DreamFactory-hosted developer account at <a href="http://www.dreamfactory.com">www.dreamfactory.com</a>. Your developer environment is hosted by DreamFactory and lets you try out the software. It has all the same capabilities as the installed open source package (except for server-side scripting), but it's for trying out DreamFactory, not for running production applications.

1. 1. 1. Docker Image

You can build your own Docker image or pull the latest [Docker image from Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/dreamfactorysoftware/df-docker/).

1. 1. 1. IaaS Cloud

You can install DreamFactory on IaaS cloud platforms (Infrastructure as a Service). Follow the instructions below.

• [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud/amazon)
• [Microsoft Azure](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud/azure)
• [Google Cloud](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud/google)
• [VMware](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud/vmware)
• [Digital Ocean](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud/digitalocean)
• [IBM Cloud]()
• [Rackspace]()
• [Bitnami Cloud Hosting (AWS)](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/cloud)

1. 1. 1. PaaS Clouds

You can install DreamFactory on PaaS cloud platforms (Platform as a Service). Follow the instructions below.

• [Pivotal Web Services]()
• [IBM Bluemix]()
• [Red Hat OpenShift]()
• [Heroku]()

1. 1. 1. Linux

You can download DreamFactory on CentOS, Red Hat, Debian, and Ubuntu desktop using the [Bitnami installer](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/installer#linux) or download [directly from GitHub](https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory).

1. 1. 1. Mac OS X

You can download DreamFactory on Mac OS X using the [Bitnami installer](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/installer#osx) or install [directly from GitHub](https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory).

1. 1. 1. Windows

You can download DreamFactory on Windows using the [Bitnami installer](https://bitnami.com/stack/dreamfactory/installer#windows) or install [directly from GitHub](https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory).