> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://driftserver.gitbook.io/drift-server/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://driftserver.gitbook.io/drift-server/use/get-started/installation.md).

# Installation

See the [**release notes**](/drift-server/use/release-notes.md) to see what's in each release and [**download**](https://github.com/driftserver/drift-server/releases) the release of your choice.

**unzip** into a folder of your choice. You should see following unzipped folder structure :

|                                    |                                                     |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| │    *drift-server-\<release>.jar* | runnable jar with packaged drift server application |
| │    *run.bat*                     | start script                                        |
| ├─ **lib**                         | extra jars to add to classpath, e.g. jdbc drivers   |
| ├─ **store**                       | data dir                                            |
| ├── **index**                      | Lucene index dir                                    |
| ├── **recordings**                 | recordings data dir                                 |
| └── **system**                     | system data dir                                     |
| *systemdescription.yaml*           | system description yaml file                        |
|                                    |                                                     |