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+# Build Instructions
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+To build the various containers required by PGO, please see the build instructions found in the [components directory](https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator/tree/main/components) of this repository.
+These images are built using [packages](https://www.postgresql.org/download) developed by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG).  Each subdirectory contains a `README` file describing how to build each of the various containers required by PGO.
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 # Installation
 
 Crunchy Data makes PGO available as the orchestration behind Crunchy Postgres for Kubernetes. Crunchy Postgres for Kubernetes is the integrated product that includes PostgreSQL, PGO and a collection of PostgreSQL tools and extensions that includes the various [open source components listed in the documentation](https://access.crunchydata.com/documentation/postgres-operator/latest/references/components).