====== Installing Prosody ======

Installing Prosody is quite straightforward in most cases. We have [[:download:|packages for the major operating systems]] to make it even easier. If we have no package for yours, you should be able to install using the source package, see [[#Source]] below.

===== Debian/Ubuntu =====
After downloading the package file, simply double-click on it to perform the installation.

For those using the command line, simply: 

   sudo dpkg -i prosody_0.8.2-1_i386.deb
   sudo apt-get install -f

where "0.8.0" is the version you downloaded.

**Note:** On Debian, Ubuntu and derived systems that support APT package management, we recommend you use our [[:download:package repository]] to keep up to date with the latest versions.

===== MS Windows =====
On Windows simply choose to run, or double-click the downloaded installer. Follow the instructions that appear on-screen.
===== Mac OSX =====
Assuming you have MacPorts, you can grab Prosody's dependencies with:

   sudo port install lua lua-luasocket lua-luasec lua-luaexpat

:!: This is only needed when you plan to build prosody from source. If you just want to use it you can download the disk image from the download section.

===== Gentoo =====
An
   emerge --ask net-im/prosody
does all the magic for you. 

===== Arch Linux ====
Detailed information on installing Prosody on Arch can be found on the [[http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Prosody|ArchWiki]].

===== Source =====

We have a separate short guide on [[installing from source]] which should give some help with getting Prosody built on most systems.

Also note that if you build from source you will also need to install Prosody's [[:doc:depends|runtime dependencies]] manually.

====== Next steps ======

Hopefully you now have a server up and running. The next step is to [[:doc:configure]] it, the only thing you are required to do is to tell the server what hosts you want Prosody to serve, see [[:doc:configure#Adding a host|Adding a Host]] for more info.

Finally you will want to create yourself and any other users accounts. For the various ways of doing so, see our [[:doc:creating_accounts|Creating Accounts]] article.

[[:discuss|Let us know]] how you get on! :-)