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title: "About Board On-premises environment setup"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# About Board On-premises environment setup

This section provides guidance for planning, installing, and securing a Board on-premises environment.

Whether you are deploying a new environment or preparing your infrastructure for an existing installation, these articles help you choose the appropriate architecture, understand the system requirements, and follow Board best practices.

## Before you install Board On-premises

Before you install Board:

- Review the hardware and software recommendations.
- Evaluate the expected number of concurrent users.
- Consider the complexity of your Board applications and Data Models.
- Decide whether a single-node or multi-node architecture best fits your environment.
- Review the recommended security configuration before exposing the environment to users.

## Table of contents

In this section, you will find the following articles:

- [**Factors affecting system setup and sizing**](/v15/docs/factors-that-affect-system-setup-and-sizing)**.** Learn which factors influence the size and performance of a Board on-premises environment, including the number of concurrent users, Data Model complexity, and application complexity.
- [**Software and hardware recommendations for Board server**](/v15/docs/software-and-hardware-recommendations-for-board-server)**.** Review the supported operating systems and the recommended hardware specifications for deploying a Board on-premises environment.
- [**Board On-premises single-node installation**](/v15/docs/board-on-premises-single-node-installation)**.** Install Board on a single server where the web and application components run on the same machine. This architecture is suitable for smaller environments or when a separate web tier is not required.
- [**Board On-premises multi-node installation**](/v15/docs/board-on-premises-multi-node-installation)**.** Install Board in a multi-node architecture with separate web and application servers to support larger environments and improve scalability.
- [**Security recommendations for On-premises Board installations**](/v15/docs/security-recommendations-for-on-premises-board-installations)**.** Apply the recommended security configuration for your Board environment, including IIS, Board Engine, TLS, certificates, Windows authentication, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) guidance.