1.2 Installing from the ZIP Download
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## 1.2 Installing from the ZIP Download

### Downloading the ZIP file

Virgo Web Server is distributed as a ZIP file. This can be downloaded from here. Follow the instructions to obtain a username and password.

### Installing

#### Linux

To install the Virgo Web Server on Linux, unzip the distribution package to the desired installation directory. For example, to install into `/opt`:

    prompt$ unzip virgo-web-server-2.1.0.M04-incubation.zip -d /opt

This creates a directory called `virgo-web-server-2.1.0.M04-incubation` under `/opt`.

Virgo Web Server requires write access to the installation directory, in this case `/opt/virgo-web-server-2.1.0.M04-incubation`. Typically this means it must be run as the user that installed it, or the installation directory’s ownership must be changed.

#### Microsoft Windows

To install the Virgo Web Server on Windows, unzip the distribution package to the desired installation directory. You should use a zip application such as 7zip, not the built-in folder decompression. Note that both Windows and Java 5 have some issues with long file names and file paths, so we recommend installing to the root directory of your chosen drive.

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