# Is there a manual way of installing penpot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the community\ **Created:** [October 25, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912 "2022-10-25T19:26:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fabquenneville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@fabquenneville](https://community.penpot.app/u/fabquenneville)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/1 "2022-10-25T19:26:48Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there are install instructions somewhere on how to install Penpot manually from source ? I found Docker and Elestio instructions but I normally like to be more involved installing self-hosted apps so I can learn more about the components and debug them later. Also I normally host these types of apps in LXC containers in my Proxmox cluster so with a DIY install I could make a nice “debian/penpot LXC” instead of “Penpot in docker in Debian in a VM on Proxmox(Debian)” like I have to do now. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![hirunatan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/hirunatan/32/38_2.png) [@hirunatan](https://community.penpot.app/u/hirunatan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/2 "2022-10-26T07:34:59Z")
We don’t maintain a manual procedure of installing Penpot. The official installation is via Docker images or Elestio system. But by looking at the [Docker files](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/tree/develop/docker/images) you should be able to reproduce the installation in your environment. ---
**Author:** ![fabquenneville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@fabquenneville](https://community.penpot.app/u/fabquenneville)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/3 "2022-10-26T21:07:05Z")
Amazing, thank you. Thank should do. Ill play within docker for now but when I get a minute I’ll see if I cant LXC penpot. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![hirunatan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/hirunatan/32/38_2.png) [@hirunatan](https://community.penpot.app/u/hirunatan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/4 "2022-10-27T14:07:14Z")
Thanks! Notify us if you manage to build it with LXC. ---
**Author:** ![c4lliope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@c4lliope](https://community.penpot.app/u/c4lliope)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/5 "2023-01-02T14:22:22Z")
Hello @fabquenneville - did you see any luck spinning up Penpot on Proxmox? I’m eager to learn more also. ---
**Author:** ![sameoldlab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@sameoldlab](https://community.penpot.app/u/sameoldlab)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/6 "2023-02-15T10:24:32Z")
This isn’t an answer to the original question, but might help someone else searching along these lines. I installed penpot using podman from [this guide](https://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2022/01/19/running-penpot-locally-docker-free-with-podman/). It’s still a container, but less overhead than docker. ---
**Author:** ![diacritica](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/diacritica/32/5604_2.png) [@diacritica](https://community.penpot.app/u/diacritica)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-manual-way-of-installing-penpot/1912/7 "2023-02-15T12:24:09Z")
Also, there’s this community supported option for Desktop-like experience. > [@FAQ: Is there a Desktop app option for Penpot?](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-there-a-desktop-app-option-for-penpot/2038): > > Yes! Thanks to outstanding community contributor @Korbs you can enjoy the first fruits of their labour here This Penpot Desktop app is still under active development and it’s not officially supported but we wholeheartedly encourage anyone to try it out and see if it suits their needs. Important note: It’s core use case is to have an easy Desktop-like experience with Penpot even at the expense of not making such installation easily accessible by other users outside your computer or laptop. Sin…