# Installing on Debian and Ubuntu

## Install VerneMQ

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

```
sudo dpkg -i vernemq-<VERSION>.bionic.x86_64.deb
```

*Note*: Replace bionic with appropriate OS version such as focal/trusty/xenial.

## Verify your installation

You can verify that VerneMQ is successfully installed by running:

```
dpkg -s vernemq | grep Status
```

If VerneMQ has been installed successfully `Status: install ok installed` is returned.

## Activate VerneMQ node

{% hint style="danger" %}
To use the provided binary packages the VerneMQ EULA must be accepted. See [Accepting the VerneMQ EULA](https://docs.vernemq.com/1.10.3/installation/accepting-the-vernemq-eula) for more information.
{% endhint %}

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

```
service vernemq start
```

## Default Directories and Paths

The `whereis vernemq` command will give you a couple of directories:

```
whereis vernemq
vernemq: /usr/sbin/vernemq /usr/lib/vernemq /etc/vernemq /usr/share/vernemq
```

| Path               | Description                                                          |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| /usr/sbin/vernemq: | the vernemq and vmq-admin commands                                   |
| /usr/lib/vernemq   | the vernemq package                                                  |
| /etc/vernemq       | the vernemq.conf file                                                |
| /usr/share/vernemq | the internal vernemq schema files                                    |
| /var/lib/vernemq   | the vernemq data dirs for LevelDB (Metadata Store and Message Store) |

## Next Steps

Now that you've installed VerneMQ, check out [How to configure VerneMQ](https://docs.vernemq.com/1.10.3/configuration/introduction).