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    amazon
    rackspace
    google
+   softlayer
    binaries
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+:title: Installation on IBM SoftLayer 
+:description: Please note this project is currently under heavy development. It should not be used in production. 
+:keywords: IBM SoftLayer, virtualization, cloud, docker, documentation, installation
+
+IBM SoftLayer
+=============
+
+.. include:: install_header.inc
+
+IBM SoftLayer QuickStart
+-------------------------
+
+1. Create an `IBM SoftLayer account <https://www.softlayer.com/cloudlayer/>`_.
+2. Log in to the `SoftLayer Console <https://control.softlayer.com/devices/>`_.
+3. Go to `Order Hourly Computing Instance Wizard <https://manage.softlayer.com/Sales/orderHourlyComputingInstance>`_ on your SoftLayer Console.
+4. Create a new *CloudLayer Computing Instance* (CCI) using the default values for all the fields and choose:
+
+- *First Available* as ``Datacenter`` and 
+- *Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Minimal Install (64 bit)* as ``Operating System``.
+
+5. Click the *Continue Your Order* button at the bottom right and select *Go to checkout*.
+6. Insert the required *User Metadata* and place the order.
+7. Then continue with the :ref:`ubuntu_linux` instructions.
+
+Continue with the :ref:`hello_world` example.
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