# Installation and configuration
**URL:** https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548
**Category:** Help!
**Created:** [February 24, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548 "2019-02-24T14:44:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@natali](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/natali)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548/1 "2019-02-24T14:44:11Z")
I am new with HA Proxy and I couldnt find an official documentation on how to install it.
Can someone please help me?
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### Author:  [@lukastribus](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/lukastribus)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548/2 "2019-02-24T15:28:56Z")
There is an `INSTALL` document in the tarball, as well as a starter guide in `doc/intro.txt`. If you install on a specific OS from your OS repository, refer to your OS documentation.
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### Author:  [@natali](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/natali)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548/3 "2019-02-25T15:06:48Z")
where can I find this file?
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### Author:  [@lukastribus](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/lukastribus)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/installation-and-configuration/3548/4 "2019-02-25T16:24:03Z")
In the tarball or in the git tree on available on [http://git.haproxy.org/](http://git.haproxy.org/).
The intro is also available online at:
[https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/1.8/intro.html](https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/1.8/intro.html)