# Datafy Installation

You can install the Datafy [**AutoScaler**](/readme.md#datafy-autoscaler) directly, or start with the Datafy [**Sensor**](/readme.md#datafy-sensor) and update later on.

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#### [Configure Permissions](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/permissions-configuration.md)

Datafy requires basic permissions to view the EC2 instances your volumes are attached to, and to control the creation and modification of EBS volumes.
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#### [Grant Network Access](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/network-access.md)

Network access is required to allow the Datafy agent to communicate with our application’s backend. If access is blocked by default, access to Datafy needs to be whitelisted.
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#### [Generate a Security Token](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/token-generation.md)

Generate a security token used to identify your account with Datafy's application.
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#### [Install Sensor or AutoScaler](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/installation.md)

Install Datafy with one command line and zero downtime. It can be installed on an [EC2 instance](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/installation.md#ec2-installation), or on a [K8s cluster](/set-up-and-installation/datafy-installation/installation.md#kubernetes-cluster) using a DaemonSet.
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Datafy supports the following infrastructure:

* EC2 or any K8s cluster (EKS or self-managed)
* Any Linux based OS distribution - Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, and more.

The full list of supported cases can be found [here](/set-up-and-installation/supported-infrastructure.md).
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