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ded0adffd1 docs: Warn users of Zitadel 4 install incompatibility with Linux (#10620)
# Which Problems Are Solved

Gives users a heads up before they start installing Zitadel's latest
version, Zitadel 4

- Instruction for Zitadel 4 do not exist and the Linux guide is
misleading

# How the Problems Are Solved

For example:
- Warns users that the Linux version is not ready for Zitadel 4 and that
they should use the Docker version instead

# Additional Context

- Discussion #10526

Co-authored-by: Ramon <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Marco A. <[email protected]>
2025-09-02 10:29:36 +00:00

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---
title: Install Zitadel on Linux
sidebar_label: Linux
---
import Disclaimer from "./_disclaimer.mdx";
import DefaultUser from "./_defaultuser.mdx";
import Next from "./_next.mdx";
import NoteInstanceNotFound from "./troubleshooting/_note_instance_not_found.mdx";
:::caution
Be aware! This guide does not work for the newly updated version of Zitadel 4! [Learn more](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/10526)
Please use Docker version if you want to use Zitadel 4.
:::
## Install PostgreSQL
Download a `postgresql` binary as described [in the PostgreSQL docs](https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/).
Zitadel is tested against PostgreSQL latest stable tag and latest Ubuntu LTS.
## Run PostgreSQL
```bash
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
```
## Install Zitadel
Download the Zitadel release according to your architecture from [Github](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/latest), unpack the archive and copy zitadel binary to /usr/local/bin
```bash
LATEST=$(curl -i https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/latest | grep location: | cut -d '/' -f 8 | tr -d '\r'); ARCH=$(uname -m); case $ARCH in armv5*) ARCH="armv5";; armv6*) ARCH="armv6";; armv7*) ARCH="arm";; aarch64) ARCH="arm64";; x86) ARCH="386";; x86_64) ARCH="amd64";; i686) ARCH="386";; i386) ARCH="386";; esac; wget -c https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/download/$LATEST/zitadel-linux-$ARCH.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz && sudo mv zitadel-linux-$ARCH/zitadel /usr/local/bin
```
## Run Zitadel
```bash
ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST=localhost ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT=5432 ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_DATABASE=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE=disable ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_ADMIN_USERNAME=root ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD=postgres ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_ADMIN_SSL_MODE=disable ZITADEL_EXTERNALSECURE=false zitadel start-from-init --masterkey "MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters" --tlsMode disabled
```
<DefaultUser components={props.components} />
<NoteInstanceNotFound />
## VideoGuide
<iframe
width="100%"
height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YVLua-q7dbs"
title="YouTube video player"
frameborder="0"
allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
allowfullscreen
></iframe>
### Setup Zitadel with a service account
```bash
ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST=localhost ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT=5432 ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_DATABASE=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_USERNAME=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_PASSWORD=zitadel ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_USER_SSL_MODE=disable ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_ADMIN_USERNAME=root ZITADEL_DATABASE_POSTGRES_ADMIN_SSL_MODE=disable ZITADEL_EXTERNALSECURE=false ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_MACHINEKEYPATH=/tmp/zitadel-admin-sa.json ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_ORG_MACHINE_MACHINE_USERNAME=zitadel-admin-sa ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_ORG_MACHINE_MACHINE_NAME=Admin ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_ORG_MACHINE_MACHINEKEY_TYPE=1 zitadel start-from-init --masterkey "MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters" --tlsMode disabled
# then you can move your machine key
mv /tmp/zitadel-admin-sa.json $HOME/zitadel-admin-sa.json
```
This key can be used to provision resources with for example [Terraform](/docs/guides/manage/terraform-provider).
<Next components={props.components} />
<Disclaimer components={props.components} />