.. _getting_started:

Getting Started
###############

After reading the :ref:`introduction`, use these guides to get started
using ACRN in a reference setup.  We'll show how to set up your
development and target hardware, and then how to boot up the ACRN
hypervisor and the `Clear Linux`_ Service VM and User VM on the Intel
(EFI) platform.

.. _Clear Linux: https://clearlinux.org

ACRN is supported on Apollo Lake and Kaby Lake Intel platforms,
as described in :ref:`hardware`.

Follow these getting started guides to give ACRN a try:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   reference/hardware
   getting-started/building-from-source
   getting-started/rt_industry
   tutorials/using_hybrid_mode_on_nuc
   tutorials/using_partition_mode_on_nuc