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A fresh VM running any of the following operating systems:

• Ubuntu 16.04 x64
• Ubuntu 14.04 x64
• Debian 8.2 x64
• CentOS 7 x64 (experimental)
• Arch Linux x64 (experimental)

To install the latest stable release, run the following commands as a user who has access to sudo:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dokku/dokku/v0.12.1/bootstrap.sh
sudo DOKKU_TAG=v0.12.1 bash bootstrap.sh

You can then proceed to the ip address or domain name associated with your server to complete the web-based installation.

If you wish for a more unattended installation method, see these docs.

View the docs for upgrading from an older version of Dokku.

Full documentation - including advanced installation docs - are available online at http://dokku.viewdocs.io/dokku/.

You can use Github Issues, check Troubleshooting in the documentation, or join us on freenode in #dokku.

After checking Github Issues, the Troubleshooting Guide or having a chat with us on freenode in #dokku, feel free to fork and create a Pull Request.

While we may not merge your PR as is, they serve to start conversations and improve the general Dokku experience for all users.

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