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---
title: "Installation"
date: 2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00
weight: 1
draft: false
---
## Binaries
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To get the binary just download the latest release for your OS/Arch from [the release page ](https://github.com/go-acme/lego/releases ) and put the binary somewhere convenient.
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lego does not assume anything about the location you run it from.
## From Docker
```bash
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docker run goacme/lego -h
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```
## From package managers
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- [ArchLinux ](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/lego/ ) (official):
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```bash
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pacman -S lego
```
- [ArchLinux (AUR) ](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lego-bin ) (official):
```bash
yay -S lego-bin
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```
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- [FreeBSD (Ports) ](https://www.freshports.org/security/lego ) (unofficial):
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```bash
cd /usr/ports/security/lego & & make install clean
```
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- [Gentoo ](https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/proj/guru.git/tree/app-crypt/lego ) (unofficial):
You can [enable GURU ](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GURU/Information_for_End_Users ) repository and then:
```bash
emerge app-crypt/lego
```
- [Homebrew ](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lego ) (unofficial):
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```bash
brew install lego
```
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or
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```bash
pkg install lego
```
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## From sources
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Requirements:
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- go1.17+
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- environment variable: `GO111MODULE=on`
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To install the latest version from sources, just run:
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```bash
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go install github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/cmd/lego@latest
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```
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or
```bash
git clone git@github.com:go-acme/lego.git
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cd lego
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make # tests + doc + build
make build # only build
```