[[install-manual]]
=== Downloading the Core Software Manually

[role="summary"]
How to download the core software or a distribution from the web site.

(((Downloading,core software)))
(((Downloading,distribution)))
(((Core software,downloading)))
(((Distribution,downloading)))

==== Goal

Download the core software or a distribution manually. Skip this topic if you
are downloading using some other method.

==== Prerequisite knowledge

* <<understanding-distributions>>
* <<install-decide>>

// ==== Site prerequisites

==== Steps

. Go to _https://www.drupal.org_ and navigate to _Build_ > _Download & Extend_
in the top-level menu.
+
--
// Download Drupal area of https://www.drupal.org/download.
image:images/install-prepare-downloads.png["Downloads page on _Drupal.org_",width="100%"]
--

. If you want to download just the core software, click the _Download Drupal
zip_ or _download tar.gz_ link, and save the file to your local machine.

. If you want to download a distribution, click the _Distributions_ icon or
link, choose a distribution from the list, click through to its project page,
and click the link to download a zip or tar.gz file to your local machine. The
link looks like this:
+
--
// Reusing an image from the extend-module-install topic.
image:images/extend-module-install-download.png["Finding a download URL"]
--

. Upload the downloaded file to your hosting account. Log in to the control
panel and navigate to the _HTML_ directory. Save the file there.

. Uncompress the tar.gz or zip file, which will create a new directory. If you
do not have terminal access, or your hosting server is not running Linux, your
hosting control panel's file manager should provide a way to extract the
files. If you have terminal access to your hosting server (running Linux), you
can use a command like:
+
----
tar -xzf drupal-8.3.2.tar.gz
----

. Delete the compressed file from the server, unless your unpacking method
already deleted it.

. Rename the directory or reconfigure your web hosting, so that the directory
name matches the directory your web hosting is configured to use for your site.

==== Expand your understanding

Once you have the software downloaded, you can install a temporary demo site
(see <<install-decide>>) by running the following command from the top-level
directory of the core software:

----
php core/scripts/drupal quick-start standard
----

The demo site will be installed, and your web browser should open to log in to
the new site, which will only run as long as the PHP command is active. To learn
more about this functionality, use its help command:

----
php core/scripts/drupal quick-start --help
----


// ==== Related concepts

==== Videos

// Video from Drupalize.Me.
video::https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/meVfH5mvdwI[title="Downloading the Core Software Manually"]

// ==== Additional resources


*Attributions*

Written and edited by https://www.drupal.org/u/dgorton[Drew Gorton],
https://www.drupal.org/u/michaellenahan[Michael Lenahan] at
https://erdfisch.de[erdfisch],
https://www.drupal.org/u/jhodgdon[Jennifer Hodgdon],
and https://www.drupal.org/u/jojyja[Jojy Alphonso] at
http://redcrackle.com[Red Crackle].
