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url: /howto/installing-teamscale/installing-as-zip-distribution.md
description: >-
  This guide shows you how to download and install Teamscale on Linux or
  Windows.
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# Installing as .Zip Distribution

:::tip Production Usage
For production use, we recommend to run Teamscale with Docker or as a system service.
Please refer to the installation instructions
for [Docker](../installing-with-docker/), [Linux Service](../installing-as-linux-service/)
or [Windows Service](../installing-as-windows-service/) for further details.

In order to further configure Teamscale for your host environment, consult
the [Administration of a Teamscale Installation](../../../reference/administration-ts-installation/) reference.
:::

:::warning Java
A prerequisite for starting Teamscale is that the Java is installed on the system.
Either point the environment variable `JAVA_HOME` to an existing Java installation or put the Java executable on the
execution `PATH`.
:::

### Downloading Teamscale

You can download Teamscale's latest version from here:

### Running Teamscale

1. Unzip Teamscale into a directory of your choice.
2. Place the license file `teamscale.license` in the `config` directory.
3. Run Teamscale
   * On Windows: Run the file `teamscale.bat` by double clicking it.
   * On Linux & macOS: Run the file `teamscale.sh` by executing `./teamscale.sh`.
4. Visit <http://localhost:8080> in your web browser:

   ![Teamscale's Login Screen](teamscale-login.png)
5. [Log in](../#logging-in)