# Install Ignition via Ubuntu CLI

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773 "2025-03-17T11:11:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rick\_de\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rick_de_man/32/75670_2.png) [@Rick\_de\_Man](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick_de_Man)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773/1 "2025-03-17T11:11:11Z")

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Can someone help me installing ignition on a Linux Ubuntu CLI?  
I am new to Linux at this moment.

I have found a installation document but its from 2010.  
[How To: Install Ignition on Linux | Inductive Automation](https://inductiveautomation.com/news/how-install-ignition-linux)

Server information

```python
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

```

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773/2 "2025-03-17T12:14:36Z")

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Here are the current instructions:

> **[Command Line Installations | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/command-line-installations#arguments-table)**
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> Command line argument keys can be used to modify the installation process. Each operating system supports launching with arguments that contain some small modifications to ensure they are passed through to the installer:

See this post for an example and a information about a current issue:

> [@\[IGN-12320\] Ignition 8.1.47 Linux installer fails to install the service](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-12320-ignition-8-1-47-linux-installer-fails-to-install-the-service/103539):
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> Chokes on permissions in the install folder and does not create the SystemD .service file. Not a problem in v8.1.45. Anyone else see this? Edit: Spoke too soon on 8.1.45. This is the end of the install.log: java.lang.Exception: Java process exec failed with error code 1: Failed to access the script using an absolute path. Insufficient permissions may prevent the user "ignition" from traversing one of the folders. Please check the following permissions: drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Mar …

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773/3 "2025-03-17T12:21:48Z")

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In its most-simple form:

1. Download the Linux nstaller (.run file) - I recommend you copy the link from the IA download page and paste it in place of the version-redacted link below:  
`wget --referer=https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/ignition https://files.inductiveautomation.com/release/ia/8.1.xx/yyyyyyyy/ignition-8.1.xx-linux-x64-installer.run`

2. Make the file executable (w/ chmod command referenced in that doc).  
`chmod +x ./ignition-8.1.xx-linux-64-installer.run`

3. Then run the installer.  
`./ignition-8.1.xx-linux-64-installer.run`

You may need super-user permissions (add `sudo` to beginning of your commands).

Some additional info here:

> **[Command Line Installations | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/command-line-installations)**
>
> Command line argument keys can be used to modify the installation process. Each operating system supports launching with arguments that contain some small modifications to ensure they are passed through to the installer:

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**Author:** ![Rick\_de\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rick_de_man/32/75670_2.png) [@Rick\_de\_Man](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick_de_Man)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-ignition-via-ubuntu-cli/103773/4 "2025-03-17T17:04:17Z")

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I was missing step 2 & 3, is a basic operation I wasn't aware of.  
Thanks!