# Overview

The [Tenzir Node](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/explanations/node.md) is the vehicle to run [pipelines](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/explanations/pipeline.md). It is light-weight server application that can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud.

Setting up a node involves the following basic steps:

1. [Provisioning](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/guides/node-setup/provision-a-node.md): Create a new node in the [platform](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/explanations/platform.md) and obtain a token.
2. [Sizing](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/guides/node-setup/size-a-node.md): Determine the hardware requirements for the node based on the expected workload.
3. [Deploying](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/guides/node-setup/deploy-a-node.md): Deploy the node to a server or cloud provider.
4. [Configuring](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/guides/node-setup/configure-a-node.md): Tweak the default settings to optimize performance and security.

## Contents

- [Provision-a-node](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/provision-a-node.md)
- [Size-a-node](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/size-a-node.md)
- [Deploy-a-node](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/deploy-a-node.md)
- [Configure-a-node](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/configure-a-node.md)
- [Configure-tls](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/configure-tls.md)
- [Start-the-api](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/start-the-api.md)
- [Tune-performance](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/guides/node-setup/tune-performance.md)