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= Installing Using Distributive

== Prerequisites

Ignite was tested on:

include::../includes/prereqs.adoc[]


== Installing Using Distributive

WARNING:
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If you have installed one of the Ignite 3 Alpha releases before, please remove the `~/.ignitecfg` file before proceeding. This is a temporary step, the procedure will be improved in the future releases.
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To install Apache Ignite, perform the following steps:

. Navigate to link:https://ignite.apache.org/download.cgi[Apache Ignite Downloads,window=_blank] page to download the distributive.

. Put the distributed file into the installation folder in your system.

. Either execute the file or run it in the command line.

. Optionally, set the Windows PATH to point to the installation folder and make sure there is no trailing / (or \ for Windows) in the path.

NOTE: Depending on your system, you may need additional permissions during the installation.
To grant permissions for Linux, run the `chmod +x ignite` standard command.