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title: Installation
description: Curator can be installed in a variety of ways, depending on what meets your needs.  It is important to note that Curator only requires access to a client...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/installation
products:
  - Elasticsearch
  - Elasticsearch Curator
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# Installation
Curator can be installed in a variety of ways, depending on what meets your needs.  It is important to note that Curator only requires access to a client node in the Elasticsearch cluster to work.  It does not need to be installed on one of the nodes in the cluster.
- [pip](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/pip), the easiest way to use and upgrade.
- [Source Code](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/python-source)
- [Docker](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/docker)