get-seek.md

title	Get FAIRDOM-SEEK
description	Installation guide, where to start, and alternative public instances available for use.
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FAIRDOM-SEEK is open source software, and is distributed under a BSD License. The source code is all available on GitHub.

I want to install FAIRDOM-SEEK, where do I start?

Installation and upgrade

For details on how to install FAIRDOM-SEEK please refer to our Installation Guide.

For details on how to upgrade an existing FAIRDOM-SEEK installation please refer to our Upgrade Guide.

Docker

FAIRDOM-SEEK can also be deployed using Docker, for which we provide Docker images. Please read our Docker guide.

New features and changes

To review changes and new features introduced between FAIRDOM-SEEK versions please visit our Change Log.

Alternative: use one of the public instances of FAIRDOM-SEEK

{% include callout.html type="tip" content=" If you do not want to install your own version of FAIRDOM-SEEK, you can register to use one of the public instances. For example, see FAIRDOMHub, a version of FAIRDOM-SEEK which is hosted by FAIRDOM for general community use. " %}

What are the differences?

![FAIRDOMHub logo][hub] FAIRDOMHub public hub	![SEEK logo][seek] Your own FAIRDOM-SEEK installation
Requires registration	Requires installation and hosting
Managed by the FAIRDOM consortium	Managed by your technical team
Registry for data, operating procedures and models	Registry for your choice of content
Open and public	Can be open, public or private

[hub]: {{"/images/fairdomhub-favicon.png" | relative_url }} [seek]: {{ "/images/favicon.png" | relative_url }}