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title: Kubo
description: Using IPFS Kubo through the command-line allows you to do everything that IPFS Desktop can do, but at a more granular level, since you can specify which commands to run. Learn how to install it here.
current-ipfs-version: v0.24.0
current-ipfs-version: v0.26.0
---

# Install IPFS Kubo
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Note the following:
- The amount of disk space your IPFS installation uses depends on how much data you're sharing. A base installation uses around 12MB of disk space.
- You can enable automatic garbage collection via [--enable-gc](../reference/kubo/cli.md#ipfs-daemon) and adjust using [default maximum disk storage](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.24.0/docs/config.md#datastorestoragemax) for data retrieved from other peers.
- You can enable automatic garbage collection via [--enable-gc](../reference/kubo/cli.md#ipfs-daemon) and adjust using [default maximum disk storage](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.26.0/docs/config.md#datastorestoragemax) for data retrieved from other peers.

### Kubo on resource-constrained systems

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1. Download the Windows binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).

```powershell
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.24.0/kubo_v0.24.0_windows-amd64.zip -Outfile kubo_v0.24.0.zip
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.26.0/kubo_v0.26.0_windows-amd64.zip -Outfile kubo_v0.26.0.zip
```

1. Unzip the file to a sensible location, such as `~\Apps\kubo_v0.24.0`.
1. Unzip the file to a sensible location, such as `~\Apps\kubo_v0.26.0`.

```powershell
Expand-Archive -Path kubo_v0.24.0.zip -DestinationPath ~\Apps\kubo_v0.24.0
Expand-Archive -Path kubo_v0.26.0.zip -DestinationPath ~\Apps\kubo_v0.26.0
```

1. Move into the `kubo_v0.24.0` folder
1. Move into the `kubo_v0.26.0` folder

```powershell
cd ~\Apps\kubo_v0.24.0\kubo
cd ~\Apps\kubo_v0.26.0\kubo
```

1. Check that the `ipfs.exe` works:

```powershell
.\ipfs.exe --version
> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```

At this point, Kubo is usable. However, it's strongly recommended that you first add `ipfs.exe` to your `PATH` using the following steps:
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```powershell
ipfs --version
> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```

:::
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If Kubo is installed, the version number displays. For example:

```bash
> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```
:::

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1. Download the Linux binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).

```bash
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.24.0/kubo_v0.24.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.26.0/kubo_v0.26.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
```

1. Unzip the file:

```bash
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.24.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.26.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz

> x kubo/install.sh
> x kubo/ipfs
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```bash
ipfs --version

> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```

:::
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1. Download the FreeBSD binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).

```bash
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.24.0/kubo_v0.24.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.26.0/kubo_v0.26.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
```

1. Unzip the file:

```bash
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.24.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.26.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz

> x kubo/install.sh
> x kubo/ipfs
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```bash
ipfs --version

> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```

:::
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1. Download the OpenBSD binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).

```bash
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.24.0/kubo_v0.24.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.26.0/kubo_v0.26.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
```

1. Unzip the file:

```bash
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.24.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvzf kubo_v0.26.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz

> x kubo/install.sh
> x kubo/ipfs
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```bash
ipfs --version

> ipfs version 0.24.0
> ipfs version 0.26.0
```

:::
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## Build Kubo from source

For the current instructions on how to manually download, compile and build Kubo from source, see the [Build from Source](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.24.0/README.md#build-from-source) section in the Kubo repository.
For the current instructions on how to manually download, compile and build Kubo from source, see the [Build from Source](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.26.0/README.md#build-from-source) section in the Kubo repository.

## Determining which node to use with the command line

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