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title: "Deploy Zesty Disk on standalone instances"
slug: "deployment"
updated: 2026-03-09T03:49:53Z
published: 2026-03-09T03:50:22Z
canonical: "docs.zesty.co/deployment"
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# Deploy Zesty Disk on standalone instances

This section describes how to deploy Zesty Disk.

The following list introduces the most common ways to start working with Zesty Disk.

- [Create a new Zesty Disk filesystem](/v1/docs/create-a-fresh-zesty-disk-1) Use this method to create a Zesty Disk. After it’s created, you can copy data to it or use it with your applications. **Note**: Before deploying, complete the tasks in [Before you deploy](/v1/docs/before-you-deploy).
- [Migrate existing data to Zesty Disk](/v1/docs/migrate-existing-data-to-zesty-disk) Use the EZswitch feature to create a Zesty Disk and to migrate existing data to it, utilizing your organization's maintenance windows, without application downtime. **Note**: Before deploying, complete the tasks in [Before you deploy](/v1/docs/before-you-deploy).
- [Extend filesystems with Auto Extend](/v1/docs/automatically-extend-unsupported-filesystems-1) Use the Auto Extend feature to extend filesystems that are not supported by Zesty Disk. **Note**: Before deploying, complete the tasks in [Before you deploy](/v1/docs/before-you-deploy).
- [Run AWS Auto Scaling Group with Zesty Disk](/v1/docs/run-aws-auto-scaling-group-with-zesty-disk)

Configure AWS Auto Scaling Groups to be compatible with Zesty Disk.
- [Run EMR with Zesty Disk](/v1/docs/run-emr-with-zesty-disk) Configure Amazon EMR to be compatible with Zesty Disk.