> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel.build/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installing Bazel

This page describes the various platforms supported by Bazel and links
to the packages for more details.

[Bazelisk](https://bazel.build/install/bazelisk.md) is the recommended way to install Bazel on [Ubuntu Linux](https://bazel.build/install/ubuntu.md), [macOS](https://bazel.build/install/os-x.md), and [Windows](https://bazel.build/install/windows.md).

You can find available Bazel releases on our [release page](https://bazel.build/release.md).

## Community-supported packages

Bazel community members maintain these packages. The Bazel team doesn't
officially support them. Contact the package maintainers for support.

* [Alpine Linux](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=bazel*\&branch=edge\&repo=\&arch=\&origin=\&flagged=\&maintainer=)
* [Arch Linux][arch]
* [Debian](https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?email=team%2Bbazel%40tracker.debian.org)
* [Fedora](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lihaohong/bazel)
* [FreeBSD](https://www.freshports.org/devel/bazel)
* [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bazel)
* [mise](https://bazel.build/install/mise.md)
* [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/by-name/ba/bazel_9)
* [openSUSE](https://bazel.build/install/suse.md)
* [Scoop](https://github.com/scoopinstaller/scoop-main/blob/master/bucket/bazel.json)
* [Raspberry Pi](https://github.com/koenvervloesem/bazel-on-arm/blob/master/README.md)

## Community-supported architectures

* [ppc64el](https://ftp2.osuosl.org/pub/ppc64el/bazel/)

For other platforms, you can try to [compile from source](https://bazel.build/install/compile-source.md).

[arch]: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/bazel/


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