# Installation

## PowerShell Module

You can use the PowerShell Universal PowerShell module to install the Universal server. To install the module, use `Install-Module`.

```
Install-Module Universal
```

To install the Universal server, you can use `Install-PSUServer`.

```
Install-PSUServer -LatestVersion
```

If you run this command on Windows, a Windows service will be created and started on your machine. If you run this command on Linux, a systemd service will be created and started. If you run this command on Mac OS, the PowerShell Universal server will be downloaded and extracted. 

## Chocolatey Package (Windows)

{% hint style="warning" %}
Chocolatey packages for PowerShell Universal are usually available within a week of release but will not be available the day of a release. 
{% endhint %}

You can install PowerShell Universal using the [Chocolatey package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/powershelluniversal). The package runs the MSI install. It will install Universal as a service and open a web browser after the install.

You can login with the "admin" user and any password.

```
choco install powershelluniversal
```

## ZIP Install

You can also download the ZIP from our [Downloads page](https://ironmansoftware.com/downloads/) if you would like to xcopy deploy the files on Windows or Linux.

### Windows

You can start Universal by unzipping the contents, unblocking the files and then executing `Universal.Server.exe`.

```
Expand-Archive -Path .\Universal.zip -DestinationPath .\Universal
Get-ChildItem .\Universal -Recurse | Unblock-File
Start-Process .\Universal\Universal.Server.exe
```

### Linux

You can use the following command line on Linux to install and start PowerShell Universal. 

```
 wget https://imsreleases.blob.core.windows.net/universal/production/2.0.0/Universal.linux-x64.2.0.0.zip
 sudo apt install unzip 
 unzip Universal.linux-x64.2.0.0.zip -d PSU
 chmod +x ./PSU/Universal.Server
 ./PSU/Universal.Server
```

### Docker

See the [Docker page](/master-1/getting-started/docker.md#installation).

## MSI Install (Windows)

The MSI install will create a PowerShell Universal service. By default, PowerShell Universal will be listening on port 5000. You will be able to navigate to `http://localhost:5000` and login with `admin` and any password.

MSI downloads are available on our [download page](https://ironmansoftware.com/downloads). 

## IIS Install

Please visit the [IIS hosting documentation](/master-1/config/hosting/hosting-iis.md) for information on how to configure PowerShell Universal as an IIS website. 

## Next Steps

At this point, Universal is up and running. You can navigate to the admin console by visiting `http://localhost:5000` by default. The default user name is admin with any password. 


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