
Installation Instructions
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After downloading the latest stable version of Crate from
http://download.cratedb.org/ the package needs to be unpacked:

   sh$ tar zxf crate-*.tar.gz

Now Cate can be started in the foreground like this:

   sh$ ./bin/crate -f

In order to start in the background omit the -f option. If started in
the foreground you can use Control-C to stop the process again.

Note: Crate needs a working Java >= 1.7 installation in order to run.

See also:

   *Configuring Crate*
