> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.stellar.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Admin Guide

> All you need to know about setting up, running, and using Stellar RPC.

> [card] [Prerequisites](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/prerequisites.md)
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> The RPC service can be installed on bare metal or a virtual machine.

> [card] [Installing](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/installing.md)
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> We offer three alternatives to deploy your own RPC instance.

> [card] [Configuring](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/configuring.md)
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> For production, we recommend running Stellar RPC with a TOML configuration file rather than CLI flags.

> [card] [Running](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/running.md)
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> You can run the stellar/stellar-rpc container with the following command.

> [card] [Development](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/development.md)
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> For local development, we recommend downloading and running a local instance via Docker Quickstart and running a local network or communicating with a live...

> [card] [Monitoring](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/monitoring.md)
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> If you run Stellar RPC with the --admin-endpoint configured and expose the port, you'll have access to the Prometheus metrics via the /metrics endpoint.

> [card] [Data Lake Integration](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/admin-guide/data-lake-integration.md)
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> Expand your RPC node's capabilities by connecting it to a data lake for complete historical ledger access.