Where can I download the official RPM/DEB packages? (Documentation links return 404)

[BigQ517]

I am trying to deploy Milvus Standalone in an offline/air-gapped environment, so I cannot use Docker. I need to install it via native .rpm or .deb packages.

I followed the official documentation, which provides the following link for the RPM package (v3.0.2):
https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus/releases/download/v3.0.2/milvus_3.0.2-1_amd64.rpm

However, this link returns a 404 Not Found error. I also checked the "Assets" section of the GitHub Releases page for v3.0.2, v3.0.0, and v2.6.24, but I could not find any .rpm or .deb files uploaded there.

Currently, I have a working installation of Milvus v2.6.9 installed via a DEB package, but I am unable to upgrade or deploy new instances because the download links are dead and there are no independent binary tarballs available.

Could you please clarify:

Are the RPM/DEB packages still officially supported and built for recent versions (like v2.6.x or v3.0.x)?

If yes, where can I find the correct download URLs or the release assets?

If they are no longer provided, is there any official guidance on how to deploy Milvus in an air-gapped environment without Docker?

Any help or clarification would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks！

[alleyxd]

Not a maintainer, but I went through the release assets. The .deb/.rpm packages were uploaded for some 2.6.x releases and then stopped:

• latest with packages: v2.6.18 (June 2026): milvus_2.6.18-1_{amd64,arm64}.{deb,rpm}
• also v2.6.17, 2.6.15, 2.6.14, 2.6.9, 2.6.8 (rpm only), 2.6.7, 2.6.6, 2.6.5 and 2.5.21
• nothing for v2.6.19 to v2.6.25, and nothing for any 3.0.x release. So the v3.0.2 link in the docs points at a file that was never uploaded.

So for an air-gapped box without Docker, your options right now are:

1. Upgrade your 2.6.9 install to 2.6.18 from the release page. It's the newest packaged build, and a same-minor-version upgrade.
2. For 3.x, build from source (DEVELOPMENT.md: ./scripts/install_deps.sh, then make; the binary ends up in bin/milvus) on a connected machine and copy the binaries over. That's more work, but it's the only non-container route I can see for 3.x.

It's worth a maintainer confirming whether packaging was dropped on purpose or is just missing from the release pipeline, since the docs still link to it.

[BigQ517]

Thanks a lot! This is super helpful. I'll go with Option A and upgrade my 2.6.9 to 2.6.18. Really appreciate you checking the release assets for me.