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# Tableau Server on the Alibaba Cloud deployment options

## This is archived content

Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated.

For the latest Tableau Server deployment content, see the [Deploy](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/install.htm) section of Tableau Server help.

For those customers who have access, we recommend Tableau Cloud. For more details, see:

- [Tableau Cloud Manual Migration Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/migration/en-gb/emg_intro.htm)
- [Tableau Cloud Trial for Admin](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install.htm)
- [Tableau Cloud: Get Started for Admin](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/learn/get-started/online-admin)

## Introduction

You can deploy Tableau Server on an Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance. A Tableau Server deployment on Alibaba Cloud supports the following:

<table style="max-width: 100%;" class="simple-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th>Tableau Server</th><th style="text-align: center;">Alibaba Cloud ECS Self-Deployment</th></tr><tr><td>Production ready</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Upgrade Tableau without replacing the instance</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Install on Linux</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Install on Windows</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Scale-up</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Scale-out (add nodes)</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>Active Directory support</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr><tr><td>BYOL licence</td><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/Img/greencheckmark.png" alt="Tick icon indicating success."></td></tr></tbody></table>

The self-deployment option is described in more detail below:

- **Self-Deploy to Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance** – Provides the most flexibility and options to customise Tableau Server to your environment.
    
    Self-deployment of Tableau Server on an ECS instance is recommended for development, test and production environments that start simple but may need to scale later.
    
    For more information about self-deployment, see [Self-Deploy a Single Tableau Server on the Alibaba Cloud](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/ts_alibaba_single_server.htm). For more information about deploying in a distributed environment, see [Self-Deploy Tableau Server on the Alibaba Cloud in a Distributed Environment](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/ts_alibaba_multiple_server.htm).

For more information about Tableau Server licensing options, see [Licensing Overview](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/license_server_overview.htm).