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title: Installing the Traffic Manager Software on EC2 or GCE
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/cloudgs/installing-the-traffic-manager-software-on-ec2-or-gce
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:48:57.753Z
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This chapter documents how to install and configure the Traffic Manager software variant on an existing Linux-based or UNIX-based virtual machine running on Amazon EC2 or Google Compute Engine (GCE).

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To create a new instance of the Traffic Manager virtual machine image, see instead [Creating a Traffic Manager Instance on Amazon EC2](docId\:FkstSYtUryvauZ5bqdls6) for EC2 based instances, or [Creating a Traffic Manager Instance on Google Compute Engine](docId:4UJYhpneqMHil1F7pybQu) for GCE based instances.
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To install the Traffic Manager software variant on non-cloud platforms, see instead the Virtual Traffic Manager: Software Installation and Getting Started Guide, available from the Ivanti website: [www.ivanti.com](http://www.pulsesecure.net)
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Before you begin, make sure you have met the requirements listed in [Prerequisites](docId\:bit63YeWOUj48jsQDRE5u).