# Cloud Deployments

The **Cloud Deployments (AWS)** section provides step-by-step guidance for deploying Züs components on Amazon Web Services.

It covers the complete lifecycle — from onboarding via the AWS Marketplace to provisioning clusters, applying prerequisites, and enabling advanced configurations like private IP networking and datalake use cases.

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### 📌 What You’ll Find Here

* **Onboarding Flow (AWS Marketplace)**\
  How to subscribe to Züs Cache via the AWS Marketplace and register through the Blimp platform.
* **Provisioning Flow (Cluster Creation)**\
  End-to-end provisioning pipeline for deploying Züs Blobbers and ZS3 servers into your AWS account.
* **Prerequisites (EC2 Quota & IAM Policy)**\
  AWS vCPU quota requirements, IAM role setup, and security policies needed before cluster launch
* **Private IP Communication**\
  Implementation guide for enabling private IP networking between eBlobbers and zs3server, ensuring efficient, secure internal communication.

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### Who Should Use This Section

* **Enterprise users** onboarding Züs via AWS Marketplace.
* **Cloud/DevOps engineers** provisioning clusters in AWS environments.
* **Architects** designing secure, cost-optimized Züs deployments on AWS.