# Install with production configuration

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StackState prefers Kubernetes!\
In the future we will move away from Linux support. Read how to [migrate from the Linux install of StackState to the Kubernetes install](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/kubernetes_openshift/migrate_from_linux.md).
{% endhint %}

## Requirements

Before starting the installation, ensure your system(s) meet StackState's production deployment [installation requirements](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/requirements.md).

## Two-node deployment architecture

The StackState production environment requires two nodes a StackGraph and a StackState node.

Configure StackState to run in the two-node setup requires the following steps:

### Preparing the StackGraph node

1. Install the package using the instruction for [Installing StackState](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/linux/install_stackstate.md), using `PRODUCTION-STACKGRAPH` as SETUP configuration parameter.
2. Start the StackGraph process as described in [Starting / Stopping](#starting-and-stopping).

### Preparing the StackState node

To prepare an additional node for running a StackState component, follow these steps:

1. Install the package using the instruction for [Installing StackState](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/linux/install_stackstate.md), using `PRODUCTION-STACKSTATE` as SETUP configuration parameter.

### Further Configuring StackState

After you have installed StackState, refer to the following pages for configuration instructions:

* [Configuring authentication](/5.1/configure/security/authentication/authentication_options.md)
* [Reverse Proxy](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/linux/reverse_proxy.md) (recommended setup) or [TLS without reverse proxy](/5.1/setup/install-stackstate/linux/how_to_setup_tls_without_reverse_proxy.md)

### Starting and Stopping

Note that the StackGraph node always needs to be running before starting StackState

### Starting and Stopping StackGraph

On the StackGraph node, the following commands will start/stop StackGraph:

`sudo systemctl start stackgraph.service`

`sudo systemctl stop stackgraph.service`

### Starting and Stopping StackState

On the StackState node, the following commands will start/stop StackState:

`sudo systemctl start stackstate.service`

`sudo systemctl stop stackstate.service`


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