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 ## Getting Started
 
+The fastest and easiest way to get started is to run MongoDB and Parse Server locally. Once you have a better understanding of how the project works, please refer to the Parse Server guide for in-depth guides to deploy Parse Server to major infrastructure providers.
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 We have provided a basic [Node.js application](https://github.com/ParsePlatform/parse-server-example) that uses the Parse Server module on Express and can be easily deployed using any of the following buttons:
 
-<a title="Deploy to AWS" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/home?region=us-west-2#/newApplication?applicationName=ParseServer&solutionStackName=Node.js&tierName=WebServer&sourceBundleUrl=https://s3.amazonaws.com/elasticbeanstalk-samples-us-east-1/eb-parse-server-sample/parse-server-example.zip" target="_blank"><img src="http://d0.awsstatic.com/product-marketing/Elastic%20Beanstalk/deploy-to-aws.png" height="40"></a> <a title="Deploy to Heroku" href="https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server-example" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.png"></a> <a title="Deploy to Azure" href="https://azuredeploy.net/?repository=https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server-example" target="_blank"><img src="http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png"></a>
+<a title="Deploy to AWS" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/home?region=us-west-2#/newApplication?applicationName=ParseServer&solutionStackName=Node.js&tierName=WebServer&sourceBundleUrl=https://s3.amazonaws.com/elasticbeanstalk-samples-us-east-1/eb-parse-server-sample/parse-server-example.zip" target="_blank"><img src="http://d0.awsstatic.com/product-marketing/Elastic%20Beanstalk/deploy-to-aws.png" height="32"></a> <a title="Deploy to Heroku" href="https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server-example" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.png"></a> <a title="Deploy to Azure" href="https://azuredeploy.net/?repository=https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server-example" target="_blank"><img src="http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png"></a>
 
 ### Parse Server + Express