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# Installing Iceshrimp
This document will guide you through manual installation of Iceshrimp on dev branch, for main branch, use Firefish's installation guide.
This document will guide you through manual installation of Iceshrimp. We also provide prebuilt [packages](/iceshrimp/packaging) for various platforms, should you prefer those over a manual install.
## Dependencies
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git clone https://iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp.git --depth=1
```
If you don't want to run the latest development version, pick a version from [here](https://iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp/releases) and run `git checkout <version>` before continuing.
### Creating a new user
In case you want to run Iceshrimp as a different user, run `adduser --disabled-password --disabled-login iceshrimp`
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### Updating Iceshrimp
Shut down Iceshrimp and then run these commands
First, stop the Iceshrimp service and then run the following commands:
```sh
## Run git stash commands only if you have uncommitted changes
git stash
```
If you were previously running a tagged release and/or want to upgrade to one, run:
```sh
git fetch --tags
git checkout <new-version>
```
If you were previously running a development version, and want to continue doing so or switch to the latest commit, run:
```sh
git switch dev
git pull
```
Regardless of which of the above you picked, run:
```sh
git stash pop
yarn
yarn build && yarn migrate
```
Start Iceshrimp back up
Now restart the Iceshrimp service and everything should be up to date.
## Post-install