Docker Compose
Use the following Docker Compose commands to get up and running quickly with FusionAuth, PostgreSQL, and Opensearch. You might need to modify it if you are using a different operating system. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Download the Docker files
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-containers/main/docker/fusionauth/docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml && \
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-containers/main/docker/fusionauth/.env > .env
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-containers/main/docker/fusionauth/docker-compose.yml -OutFile docker-compose.yml
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-containers/main/docker/fusionauth/.env -OutFile .env
Step 2: Start the Docker Compose containers
docker compose up
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Docker Vanilla
Use the following Docker commands to start just FusionAuth without a database. You'll need to install and configure a database manually. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Install FusionAuth Docker container
docker pull fusionauth/fusionauth-app
Step 2: Start the Docker container
docker run -it -p 9011:9011 --add-host host.docker.internal:host-gateway fusionauth/fusionauth-app
NOTE: If you are running the database on the host machine, use the hostname `host.docker.internal` to connect FusionAuth to the database rather than `localhost`.
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
macOS Fast Path
Copy and paste the code below into Terminal/iTerm and we'll do the rest (feel free to read the install scripts first). This installation method installs the FusionAuth ZIP packages into the current working directory. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. You can learn more about our Fast Path installation in our Fast Path Installation Guide. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Download and install the ZIP files
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-install/master/install.sh | bash -s && \
cd fusionauth
Step 2: Start FusionAuth
bin/startup.sh
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Linux Fast Path
Copy and paste the code below and we'll do the rest (feel free to read the install scripts first). This installation method installs the FusionAuth ZIP packages into the current working directory. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. You can learn more about our Fast Path installation in our Fast Path Installation Guide. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Download and install the ZIP files
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-install/master/install.sh | bash -s && \
cd fusionauth
Step 2: Start FusionAuth
bin/startup.sh
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Windows Fast Path
Copy and paste the code below into PowerShell and we'll do the rest (feel free to read the install scripts first). This installation method installs the FusionAuth ZIP packages into the current working directory. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. You can learn more about our Fast Path installation in our Fast Path Installation Guide. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Download and install the ZIP files
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-install/main/install.ps1 | iex
cd fusionauth
Step 2: Start FusionAuth
bin\startup.ps1
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Debian Package
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on a Debian/Ubuntu style Linux. This installation method installs the FusionAuth platform packages (DEBs) and will require sudo or root access. This command assumes you are using Bash. You might need to modify it if you are using a different shell. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://license.fusionauth.io/api/latest-version) && \
curl -fsSL https://files.fusionauth.io/products/fusionauth/${VERSION}/fusionauth-app_\${VERSION}-1_all.deb > fusionauth-app_\${VERSION}-1_all.deb && \
sudo dpkg -i fusionauth-app_\${VERSION}-1_all.deb && \
sudo systemctl start fusionauth-app
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Red Hat Package
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Red Hat or other RPM-based distribution. This installation method installs the FusionAuth platform packages (RPMs) and will require sudo or root access. This command assume s you are using Bash. You might need to modify it if you are using a different shell. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://license.fusionauth.io/api/latest-version) && \
curl -fsSL https://files.fusionauth.io/products/fusionauth/${VERSION}/fusionauth-app-${VERSION}-1.noarch.rpm > fusionauth-app-${VERSION}-1.noarch.rpm && \
sudo rpm -i fusionauth-app-${VERSION}-1.noarch.rpm && \
sudo systemctl start fusionauth-app
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Homebrew Installation
Copy and paste each command below into Terminal to install using Homebrew. You'll also need to manually install a database for FusionAuth to work. You can also review our Homebrew Installation Guide for more information. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
Step 1: Tap the FusionAuth package, this will only need to be performed once
brew tap fusionauth/homebrew-fusionauth
Step 2: Install the FusionAuth tap, this will only need to be performed once
brew install fusionauth-app
Step 3: Start the FusionAuth service
brew services start fusionauth-app
Than open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Google Kubernetes Engine
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Kubernetes using Helm. You’ll need to have a running kubernetes cluster, please visit our documentation for specific steps for cluster setup instructions. You'll need to update values.yml with database and Elasticsearch configuration information. Please review the Kubernetes Installation Guide for more details. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
helm repo add fusionauth https://fusionauth.github.io/charts && \
curl -o values.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/charts/master/chart/values.yaml && \
helm install my-release fusionauth/fusionauth -f values.yaml && \
export SVC_NAME=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=fusionauth,app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-release" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") && \
kubectl port-forward svc/$SVC_NAME 9011:9011
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Kubernetes using Helm. You’ll need to have a running kubernetes cluster, please visit our documentation for specific steps for cluster setup instructions. You'll need to update values.yml with database and Elasticsearch configuration information. Please review the Kubernetes Installation Guide for more details. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
helm repo add fusionauth https://fusionauth.github.io/charts && \
curl -o values.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/charts/master/chart/values.yaml && \
helm install my-release fusionauth/fusionauth -f values.yaml && \
export SVC_NAME=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=fusionauth,app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-release" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") && \
kubectl port-forward svc/$SVC_NAME 9011:9011
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Kubernetes using Helm. You’ll need to have a running kubernetes cluster, please visit our documentation for specific steps for cluster setup instructions. You'll need to update values.yml with database and Elasticsearch configuration information. Please review the Kubernetes Installation Guide for more details. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
helm repo add fusionauth https://fusionauth.github.io/charts && \
curl -o values.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/charts/master/chart/values.yaml && \
helm install my-release fusionauth/fusionauth -f values.yaml && \
export SVC_NAME=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=fusionauth,app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-release" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") && \
kubectl port-forward svc/$SVC_NAME 9011:9011
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Minikube
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Kubernetes using Helm. You’ll need to have a running kubernetes cluster, please visit our documentation for specific steps for cluster setup instructions. You'll need to update values.yml with database and Elasticsearch configuration information. Please review the Kubernetes Installation Guide for more details. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
helm repo add fusionauth https://fusionauth.github.io/charts && \
curl -o values.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/charts/master/chart/values.yaml && \
helm install my-release fusionauth/fusionauth -f values.yaml && \
export SVC_NAME=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=fusionauth,app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-release" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") && \
kubectl port-forward svc/$SVC_NAME 9011:9011
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Helm Package Manager
Follow the steps below to install FusionAuth on Kubernetes using Helm. You'll need to update values.yml with database and Elasticsearch configuration information. Please review the Kubernetes Installation Guide for more details. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
helm repo add fusionauth https://fusionauth.github.io/charts && \
curl -o values.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FusionAuth/charts/master/chart/values.yaml && \
helm install my-release fusionauth/fusionauth -f values.yaml && \
export SVC_NAME=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=fusionauth,app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-release" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") && \
kubectl port-forward svc/$SVC_NAME 9011:9011
Then open http://localhost:9011 in your browser.
Package Downloads
Looking for our standard packages (DEB, RPM and ZIPs)? They are stored in our direct downloads.
FusionAuth Cloud
You can sign up for a free trial of FusionAuth running in our fully managed Cloud. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.
start free trial
Gitpod Classic
Launch FusionAuth in a Gitpod Classic environment. If you have a Gitpod Enterprise account, you can also launch FusionAuth. Feel free to open an issue in GitHub if you find any issues.

Sandbox (running in FusionAuth Cloud)
Want to check out FusionAuth before installing? Check out our sandbox environment.
P.S. our sandbox environment is running on FusionAuth Cloud.
Marketplaces
FusionAuth can run on any server, anywhere, but is also available on public cloud provider’s marketplaces.
Choose a public cloud below for instructions on how to install using their marketplace.

Digital Ocean

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud