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+# Installation
+
+There are several ways to install thalos, via package manager, downloading a pre-built binary or building directly from source.
+
+## Package Managers
+
+* [Debian/Ubuntu based (apt)](/docs/installation/debian)
+
+## Manually
+
+### Bundled binaries
+
+You can get the latest archive package [here](https://github.com/eosswedenorg/thalos/releases/latest)
+
+Simply download using your webbrowser or via curl:
+
+```shell
+curl -Ls https://github.com/eosswedenorg/thalos/releases/download/<version>/thalos-server-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -z --one-top-level=thalos -xvf -
+```
+
+::: info
+Using curl command above, the files are extracted into the `thalos` subdirectory of the current directory where the command is run.
+:::
+
+### Compiling from source
+
+You will need golang version `1.18` or later to compile the source.
+
+#### Compile using make
+
+```shell
+make
+```
+
+or using go directly if you dont have make installed.
+
+```shell
+go build -o build/thalos-server cmd/main/main.go
+```
+
+#### Install
+
+After building the binary you can install it along with basic config file and start/stop scripts using `install.sh`
+
+```shell
+./install.sh /path/to/your/directory/of/choice