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= 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 unzip, tar, or Expand-Archive.

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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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> Expand-Archive -Path 'C:Downloads\keycloak-{project_version}.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Downloads'
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