[id="standalone-keycloak-install"]
=== Installing the Server
You can install the server on Linux or Windows. The server download ZIP file contains the scripts and binaries to run the {project_name} server.

.Procedure

. Download *keycloak-{project_version}.[zip|tar.gz]* from  https://www.keycloak.org/downloads.html[Keycloak downloads].

. Place the file in a directory you choose.

. Unpack the ZIP file using the appropriate `unzip` utility, such as jar, tar, or unzip.

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.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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