> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.vernemq.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.vernemq.com/master/installing-vernemq/centos_and_redhat.md).

# Installing on CentOS and RHEL

## Install VerneMQ

Once you have downloaded the binary package, execute the following command to install VerneMQ:

```
sudo yum install vernemq-<VERSION>.centos7.x86_64.rpm
```

or:

```
sudo rpm -Uvh vernemq-<VERSION>.centos7.x86_64.rpm
```

## Activate VerneMQ node

{% hint style="danger" %}
To use the provided binary packages the VerneMQ EULA must be accepted. See [Accepting the VerneMQ EULA](https://github.com/vernemq/vmq-docs/blob/master/installation/accepting-the-vernemq-eula.md) for more information.
{% endhint %}

Once you've installed VerneMQ, start it on your node:

```
service vernemq start
```

## Verify your installation

You can verify that VerneMQ is successfully installed by running:

```
rpm -qa | grep vernemq
```

If VerneMQ has been installed successfully `vernemq` is returned.

## Next Steps

Now that you've installed VerneMQ, check out [How to configure VerneMQ](/master/configuring-vernemq/introduction.md).