elasticsearch/docs/reference/setup/install.asciidoc

[[install-elasticsearch]]
== Installing Elasticsearch

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=== Hosted Elasticsearch

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[discrete]
=== Installing Elasticsearch Yourself

Elasticsearch is provided in the following package formats:

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Linux and MacOS `tar.gz` archives::

The `tar.gz` archives are available for installation on any Linux distribution and MacOS.
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<<targz>>

Windows `.zip` archive::

The `zip` archive is suitable for installation on Windows.
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<<zip-windows>>

`deb`::

The `deb` package is suitable for Debian, Ubuntu, and other Debian-based
systems. Debian packages may be downloaded from the Elasticsearch website or
from our Debian repository.
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<<deb>>

`rpm`::

The `rpm` package is suitable for installation on Red Hat, Centos, SLES,
OpenSuSE and other RPM-based systems. RPMs may be downloaded from the
Elasticsearch website or from our RPM repository.
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<<rpm>>

`docker`::

Images are available for running Elasticsearch as Docker containers. They may be
downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry.
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