There are several different ways to run a GNU/Hurd system:
- Distributions - Distros based on the Hurd
 - Xen - In Xen
 - Live CD - As a live CD without installing (can also be run in QEMU)
 - QEMU - In QEMU
 - Cloud - In the "cloud": OpenStack
 - Chroots need a couple of tricks to work properly.
 - VirtualBox - In VirtualBox
 - Vagrant Basebox - On Vagrant
 - vmware (non-free!)