=== Installing Distribution Files

Download the {project_name} Server:

* *keycloak-{project_version}.[zip|tar.gz]*

NOTE: This file can be downloaded from https://www.keycloak.org/downloads.html[Keycloak downloads].

The *keycloak-{project_version}.[zip|tar.gz]* file is the server-only distribution. It contains only the scripts and binaries to run the {project_name} server.

Place the file in a directory you choose and use either the `unzip` or `tar` utility to extract it.

.Linux/Unix
[source,bash,subs=+attributes]
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$ unzip keycloak-{project_version}.zip

or

$ tar -xvzf keycloak-{project_version}.tar.gz
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.Windows
[source,bash,subs=+attributes]
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> unzip keycloak-{project_version}.zip
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