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title: Install the backend
description: To install the Universal Profiling backend, complete these steps: Update the Elastic stack to the minimum supported version.Enable Universal Profiling...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/install-backend
products:
  - Elastic Observability
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Unavailable
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.0+
---

# Install the backend
To install the Universal Profiling backend, complete these steps:
1. [Update the Elastic stack to the minimum supported version](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/step-1-update-stack).
2. [Enable Universal Profiling in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/step-2-enable-universal-profiling-in-kibana).
3. [Set up Universal Profiling in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/step-3-set-up-universal-profiling-in-kibana).
4. [Run the backend applications](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/step-4-run-backend-applications).
5. [Next steps](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/step-5-next-steps).

If you face any issues during installation, refer to [Troubleshooting Universal Profiling backend](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/troubleshoot/observability/troubleshoot-your-universal-profiling-agent-deployment/troubleshoot-universal-profiling-backend).
After the Universal Profiling installation is complete, refer to [Operating the Universal Profiling backend](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2620/solutions/observability/infra-and-hosts/operate-universal-profiling-backend) for more on monitoring and scaling the backend.