---
title: Installation
description: The quickest way to get started on Linux and macOS is the one-line installer: On Windows, run this in PowerShell: Both scripts download the latest release...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/getting-started/installation
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# Installation
## Automated install (recommended)

The quickest way to get started on Linux and macOS is the one-line installer:
```bash
curl -sL https://ela.st/docs-builder-install | sh
```

On Windows, run this in PowerShell:
```ps1
iex (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ela.st/docs-builder-install-win')
```

Both scripts download the latest release binary and add it to your system `PATH`.

## Manual install

Download the binary directly from the [Releases page](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/releases), extract it, and place it somewhere on your `PATH`.
To build from source, see the [docs-builder repository](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder).

## Verify the installation

```bash
docs-builder --version
```


## Shell autocompletion

docs-builder ships with built-in tab completion for subcommands, namespaces, and flags. Run the following once to install completions for your shell, then open a new terminal session.

### Bash

Add to `~/.bashrc`:
```bash
eval "$(docs-builder __completion bash)"
```


### Zsh

Add to `~/.zshrc`:
```zsh
source <(docs-builder __completion zsh)
```


### Fish

```shell
mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/completions
docs-builder __completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/docs-builder.fish
```

Requires Fish 3.4 or later.