# WorkSpaces Manager Installation Guide The WorkSpaces Manager Installation Guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying and configuring the platform within your AWS environment. It covers the initial setup of the appliance, ensuring a secure and scalable foundation for managing Amazon WorkSpaces. WorkSpaces Manager is delivered as a pre-configured appliance via the AWS Marketplace, deployed as an EC2 instance. It can also be provisioned using a Packer AMI for more advanced or automated deployment scenarios. This guide walks through both approaches, along with prerequisites and best practices. Authored by Nuvens experts, this guide is designed to help you achieve a smooth and efficient deployment, ensuring the platform is ready for production use. Key areas covered include: * AWS prerequisites and environment preparation * Deployment via AWS Marketplace and Packer AMI * Network and security configuration * Initial system setup and access * Integration with Active Directory * Licensing and activation * Post-installation validation and health checks --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nuvens.cloud/install/workspaces-manager-installation-guide.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.