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+Installation Mifos Platform
+===========================
+
+This file describes how to install mifos platform for use in a production or test environment.
+
+The two ways to get up and running with mifos platform is:
+
+1. Use Amazon AWS and mifosplatform public AMI to spin up a new instance in the cloud
+2. Manually install the prerequisite software on your own machine, follow setup instructions and use release artifacts to get platform running yourself.
+
+1. Amazon Public AMI
+=================
+
+Launch instance <a target="_blank" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=eu-west-1#launchAmi=ami-65e6e011" title="Mifos X Public AMI 1">ami-65e6e011</a>
+
+ - Mifos X Public AMI 1
+ - Ubuntu11.10, tomcat7.0.21 (with SSL),MySql 5.1.62, Java 1.6_30, Mifos X Platform
+
+2. Manual Installation
+=================
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@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@ see https://github.com/openMF/mifosx/wiki/Git-Usuage for info around using git
 
 see https://www.ohloh.net/p/mifosx for activity overview and basic code analysis.
 
-Amazon Public AMI
-=================
-
-Note: The Public AMI is currently out of date
-
-Launch instance <a target="_blank" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=eu-west-1#launchAmi=ami-65e6e011" title="Mifos X Public AMI 1">ami-65e6e011</a>
-
- - Mifos X Public AMI 1
- - Ubuntu11.10, tomcat7.0.21 (with SSL),MySql 5.1.62, Java 1.6_30, Mifos X Platform
-
 Roadmap
 ==============