Installing
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Building from source
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See [build documentation](../devs/building/index.md) for how to build 
i2pd from source on your OS.


Windows, Android, Mac OS X  
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The easiest way to install i2pd is by using precompiled binaries. 
Go to [latest release page](https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd/releases/latest) and choose a file for your operating system.


Linux x86/x64 
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### Docker images

You can use [prebuilt docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/meeh/i2pd/) by community member [Meeh](https://twitter.com/mikalv).


### Ubuntu

You can install binary packages from [latest release page](https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd/releases/latest). 

Alternatively, you can use [PPA repository](https://launchpad.net/~purplei2p/+archive/ubuntu/i2pd) run by community member [R4SAS](https://twitter.com/i2pr4sas).

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:purplei2p/i2pd
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install i2pd


### Debian

Look for Debian packages at [latest release page](https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd/releases/latest).


### ArchLinux

[AUR stable](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/i2pd/)

[AUR trunk](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/i2pd-git/)

### Gentoo Linux

[packages](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/net-misc/i2pd)


FreeBSD
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You can install i2pd from [ports](https://www.freshports.org/security/i2pd/).