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Expand Up @@ -272,16 +272,18 @@ Testing your releases is an important part of the commercial software distributi

### About Creating a VM

You need access to a VM to test installations and updates with the Replicated Embedded Cluster installer. For more information about Embedded Cluster, see [Embedded Cluster Overview](/vendor/embedded-overview).
You need access to a VM to test installations and updates with the [Replicated Embedded Cluster](/vendor/embedded-overview) installer:

Your VM must meet the following requirements to install with Embedded Cluster:
* **Option 1: Use Compatibility Matrix.** You can use Replicated Compatibility Matrix to create and SSH onto Linux VMs. For more information, see [Create a VM](/vendor/testing-vm-create).

<Requirements/>
* **Option 2: Bring your own VM.** Your VM must meet the following requirements to install with Embedded Cluster:

<Requirements/>

### About Creating a Cluster

To test installations with Helm, you need kubectl access to a cluster.

You can use any cloud provider or tool that you prefer to create a cluster, such as [Replicated Compatibility Matrix](/vendor/testing-how-to), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), or minikube.
* **Option 1: Use Compatibility Matrix.** You can use Replicated Compatibility Matrix to create clusters. For more information, see [Create Clusters](/vendor/testing-how-to).

For information about how to create a cluster with Compatibility Matrix, see [Prerequisites](/vendor/testing-how-to#prerequisites) and [Create Clusters](/vendor/testing-how-to#create-clusters) in _Use Compatibility Matrix_.
* **Option 2: Use another cloud provider or tool.** You can use any cloud provider or tool that you prefer to create a cluster, such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or minikube.