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Building Ceph from Source
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You can build Ceph from source by downloading a release or cloning the ``ceph`` repository at github. If you intend to build Ceph
from source, please see the build pre-requisites first. Making sure you have all the pre-requisites will save you time.

- :doc:`Build Prerequisites <build_from_source/build_prerequisites>`
- :doc:`Downloading a Ceph Release <build_from_source/downloading_a_ceph_release>`
- :doc:`Cloning the Ceph Source Code Repository <build_from_source/cloning_the_ceph_source_code_repository>`
- :doc:`Building Ceph<build_from_source/building_ceph>`
- :doc:`Building Ceph Install Packages <build_from_source/build_packages>` 


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   Prerequisites <build_from_source/build_prerequisites>
   Get a Release <build_from_source/downloading_a_ceph_release>
   Clone the Source <build_from_source/cloning_the_ceph_source_code_repository>
   Build the Source <build_from_source/building_ceph>
   Build a Package <build_from_source/build_packages>