# Installing and configuring Talend Data Preparation

Using Talend Installer is the recommended way to install Talend Data Preparation but you can perform a manual installation if needed.

For a deployment that includes Talend Data Stewardship and Talend Data Preparation, to use a shared dq\_dict service, configure both products to use the same Kafka service.

Information noteNote: The SSO feature is available for Talend Data Preparation connecting to Talend Administration Center. For more information, see [Configuring Talend Administration Center SSO for Talend Data Stewardship, Talend Data Preparation and Talend Dictionary Service](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/configuring-tac-sso-for-tdp-tds "The SSO feature is available for Talend Data Stewardship, Talend Data Preparation, and Talend Dictionary Service applications connecting to Talend Administration Center.").

The SSO feature is also available for Talend Cloud applications connecting to Talend Management Console.

### In this section

* [Installing Talend Data Preparation manually](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/installing-talend-data-preparation-manually)
* [Configuring the Components Catalog server](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/configuring-components-catalog-server)
* [Configuring Talend Data Preparation](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/configuring-talend-data-preparation)
* [Configuring an HTTPS connection for Talend Data Preparation and its dependencies](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/configuring-an-https-connection-for-talend-data-preparation-and-its-dependencies)
* [Configuring Talend Data Preparation to use X-Frame-Options](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/configuring-talend-data-preparation-to-use-x-frame-options)
* [Talend Data Preparation in cluster mode](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/8.0/talend-data-preparation-in-cluster-mode)