# Using vLLMFirst, vLLM must be [installed](../getting_started/installation/README.md) for your chosen device in either a Python or Docker environment.Then, vLLM supports the following usage patterns:-[Inference and Serving](../serving/offline_inference.md): Run a single instance of a model.-[Deployment](../deployment/docker.md): Scale up model instances for production.-[Training](../training/rlhf.md): Train or fine-tune a model.