<title>Getting the Source</title>

<para>

The version control repository for <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>

can be obtained from

<ulink url="https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=summary"></ulink>;

this is the recommended way to obtain the

<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> source code.

You can obtain a clone of the repository by running

<screen>

<userinput>git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git</userinput>

</screen>

This will create a directory <filename>postgresql</filename> under the current

directory with the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> sources.

Change into that directory for the rest of the installation procedure.

See <xref linkend="git"/> for further information.

</para>

<para>

Alternatively, source code for the released versions can be obtained

from the download section of our website:

The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> source code for released versions

can be obtained from the download section of our website:

<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/"></ulink>.

Downloadthen

Downloadthe

<filename>postgresql-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.gz</filename>

or <filename>postgresql-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2</filename>

you're interested in, then unpack it:

fileyou're interested in, then unpack it:

<screen>

<userinput>tar xf postgresql-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2</userinput>

</screen>

the current directory with the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> sources.

Change into that directory for the rest of the installation procedure.

</para>

<para>

Alternatively, you can use the Git version control system; see

<xref linkend="git"/> for more information.

</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="install-procedure">