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---
title: "Installation"
description: "Get your own Git service up and running in minutes"
icon: "download"
---
## Prerequisites
1. Gogs requires use of one of the following database backends:
- MySQL, >= 5.7
- PostgreSQL, >= 9.6
- SQLite 3
1. Git, >= 1.8.3, on both server and client side
1. SSH server
- Only required when enable Git over SSH, e.g., `git clone git@gogs.example.com:...`
- Builtin SSH server is also available
<Note>
**For Windows users:**
- When using builtin SSH server, you still need to have `ssh-keygen` installed and available via the `%PATH%` environment variable.
- Use [OpenSSH](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse) on Windows 10 or newer.
- [Cygwin OpenSSH](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24628_01/install.121/e22624/preinstall_req_cygwin_ssh.htm) or [Copssh](https://www.itefix.net/copssh) are available on older versions of Windows.
</Note>
## Initialize database
If you choose to use MySQL or PostgreSQL as your database backend, you need to first complete the initial database creation.
<Tabs>
<Tab title="PostgreSQL">
Create a database user and database:
```bash
psql -c "CREATE USER gogs WITH PASSWORD '{YOUR_PASSWORD}';"
psql -c "CREATE DATABASE gogs OWNER gogs ENCODING 'UTF8';"
```
</Tab>
<Tab title="MySQL">
Use the [bundled script](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/main/scripts/mysql.sql) to create the database with proper encoding:
```zsh
mysql -u root -p < scripts/mysql.sql
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>
## Installation methods
<Tabs>
<Tab title="Pre-built binary">
All release archives containing pre-built binaries are available in [dl.gogs.io](https://dl.gogs.io) and [GitHub releases](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases).
<Note>
**For Windows users:**
Release archives containing `mws` come with built-in Windows service support. If you prefer to manage the service using [NSSM](https://nssm.cc), download the standard version instead.
</Note>
Once extracted the archive, run `./gogs web` to start the server. Use `./gogs web --help` to see all available options.
</Tab>
<Tab title="Docker">
Two types of Docker images are provided:
1. [docker-next](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/main/docker-next/README.md): The modern, non-root, and cloud-native version, but with no container options.
1. [docker](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/main/docker/README.md): The traditional, root-privileged version, with extensive container options.
</Tab>
<Tab title="Packages">
<Warning>
All packages listed below are packaged by third-party maintainers. Use at your own risk.
</Warning>
|Source| Description | Note|
|------|------------------------------------------|-----|
|Packager.io ([link](https://packager.io/gh/gogs/gogs))|Every commit of `main`|After installation, place custom configuration in `/etc/default/gogs`.|
|Arch User Repository ([link](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gogs/))| Stable releases | Detailed instructions available in the [Arch Linux Wiki entry](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gogs). |
</Tab>
</Tabs>