Install from Source

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The source installation is the most difficult installation type of Zammad. If you’re not too experienced with Linux and system configuration and don’t want to use Zammad’s cloud service, try another installation type:

We decided to remove the instructions to install Zammad from source from this documentation because of better alternatives for production deployments.

However, if you want to install it from source, you can follow our developer manual in the Github repository.