# Get started with Outposts racks
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Order an Outposts rack to get started. After installation of your Outpost equipment, launch an Amazon EC2 instance and configure connectivity to your on-premises network.

**Topics**
+ [Create an order for an Outposts rack](order-outpost-capacity.md)
+ [Launch an instance on your Outposts rack](launch-instance.md)
+ [Optimize Amazon EC2 for AWS Outposts](outposts-optimizations.md)