# Setup

Step-by-step instructions for each operation mode.

- [Local Mode](local-mode.md): Running Jumpstarter with devices connected
  directly to your machine
- [Direct Mode](direct-mode.md): Connecting a client directly to an {term}`exporter`
  over TCP, without a {term}`controller`
- [Distributed Mode](distributed-mode.md): Configuring Jumpstarter for team
  environments with shared resources

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 1
:hidden:
local-mode.md
direct-mode.md
distributed-mode.md
```