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Using cargo install (getzola#2218)
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The tool is automatically built and added to the path when using `$ cargo install --path .`. It simplifies running Zola from the source.
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htmfilho authored and Erwin Vrolijk committed Sep 30, 2023
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To build Zola from source, you will need to have Git, [Rust and Cargo](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
installed.

From a terminal, you can now run the following command:
From a terminal, you can now run the following commands:

```sh
$ cargo build --release
$ git clone https://github.com/getzola/zola.git
$ cd zola
$ cargo install --path .
$ zola --version
```

If you encountered compilation errors like `error: failed to run custom build command for 'ring v0.16.20'`, you can try the command below instead:
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```

The binary will be available in the `target/release` directory. You can move it in your `$PATH` to have the
`zola` command available globally or in a directory if you want for example to have the binary in the
same repository as the site.
`zola` command available globally:

```sh
$ cp target/release/zola ~/.cargo/bin/zola
```

or in a directory if you want for example to have the binary in the same repository as the site.

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