# Installing Arweave

Download the `.tar.gz` archive for your OS from the [releases page](https://github.com/ArweaveTeam/arweave/releases). Extract the contents of the archive - `tar -xzf [release_file]`.

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When upgrading Arweave make sure to extract the new archive to a new location. If you extract a new archive ontop of an existing install Arweave may not launch correctly.
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For instructions on building Arweave from source see [Development - Building Arweave](/developers/development/build.md),


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