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---
id: installation
title: "Installation"
---
Verdaccio is a multiplatform web application. To install it, you need a few prerequisites.
#### Prerequisites
1. Node higher than
- For version `verdaccio@2.x` Node `v4.6.1` is the minimum supported version.
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- For version `verdaccio@latest` Node `6.12.0` is the minimum supported version.
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2. npm `>=3.x` or `yarn`
3. The web interface supports the `Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and IE9` browsers.
## Installing the CLI
`verdaccio` must be installed globaly using either of the following methods:
Using `npm`
```bash
npm install -g verdaccio
```
or using `yarn`
```bash
yarn global add verdaccio
```
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![install verdaccio ](/svg/install_verdaccio.gif )
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## Basic Usage
Once it has been installed, you only need to execute the CLI command:
```bash
$> verdaccio
warn --- config file - /home/.config/verdaccio/config.yaml
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warn --- http address - http://localhost:4873/ - verdaccio/3.0.1
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```
For more information about the CLI, please [read the cli section ](cli.md ).
## Docker Image
`verdaccio` has an official docker image you can use, and in most cases, the default configuration is good enough. For more information about how to install the official image, [read the docker section ](docker.md ).