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 ## Tutorials
 
-### Get started on DigitalOcean or with cloud-init
+### Get started on DigitalOcean, or any other IaaS
 
-* [Build a Serverless appliance with cloud-init and faasd](https://blog.alexellis.io/deploy-serverless-faasd-with-cloud-init/)
+If your IaaS supports `user_data` aka "cloud-init", then this guide is for you. If not, then checkout the approach and feel free to run each step manually.
+
+* [Build a Serverless appliance with faasd](https://blog.alexellis.io/deploy-serverless-faasd-with-cloud-init/)
 
 ### Run locally on MacOS, Linux, or Windows with Multipass.run