> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tvheadend.org/documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tvheadend.org/documentation/installation/linux.md).

# Linux

Tvheadend binary packages can be downloaded from <https://apt.tvheadend.org> or you can configure a local package repo to install and update from by running the following shell commands:

## DEB Packages (Debian, Ubuntu, RaspiOS)

Run the following shell command to setup a local `apt` repo:

```
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/tvheadend/tvheadend/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash
```

Then install Tvheadend:

```
sudo apt-get install tvheadend
```

During installation you will be prompted to create an administrator account; enter a username and password. When it finishes, Tvheadend is reachable on port `9981` (for example `http://localhost:9981/`).

## RPM Packages (Fedora, RedHat)

Run the following shell command to setup a local `dnf` or `yum` repo:

```
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/tvheadend/tvheadend/setup.rpm.sh' | sudo -E bash
```

Then install Tvheadend:

```
sudo dnf install tvheadend
```

> Tvheadend aims to provide installable packages for as long as possible to extend the usable life of server and tuner hardware. In practice this means if we can still automate regular build testing for popular distributions and versions we will have binaries available.

## Source Code

Please refer to [development documentation on compiling Tvheadend from source](/documentation/development/compiling.md)


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