# Confluent deployment in VM

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-deployment-in-vm/8722>\
**Category:** Architecture and Design\
**Created:** [19 September 2023 10:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-deployment-in-vm/8722 "2023-09-19T10:20:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Habib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71e660/32.png) [@Habib](https://forum.confluent.io/u/Habib)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2023 10:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-deployment-in-vm/8722/1 "2023-09-19T10:20:28Z")

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Hi,

I would like to ask the community whats the best way to deploy Confluent Kafka in a VM ?

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**Author:** ![OneCricketeer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/onecricketeer/32/1551_2.png) [@OneCricketeer](https://forum.confluent.io/u/OneCricketeer)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2023 04:01 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-deployment-in-vm/8722/2 "2023-12-12T04:01:04Z")

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I’d recommended using Confluent Ansible scripts to install in a VM of your choice. You can also combine that with Vagrant