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# Distribution packages
## Debian / Ubuntu
[@paul:luon.net](https://matrix.to/#/@paul:luon.net) plans to package Conduit for Debian as soon as it reaches 1.0.
Until it is available in the official repos, you can install the development version of it manually:
```bash
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
wget --https-only -O /tmp/conduit.deb https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/jobs/artifacts/master/raw/conduit-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.deb?job=build:cargo-deb:x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/conduit.deb
```

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# Prerequisites for running Conduit
You'll need:
- A domain. Commonly cost about $10/year.
- A Linux server with a stable internet connection, at least 500 MB of RAM and some disk space for messages and
attachments. Commonly start at $5/month.
- Some basic knowledge about using a shell, SSH and configuring and protecting a server.
## A word of caution:
Don't underestimate the toll of administrating your own server.
Conduit can't protect your conversations if your server gets compromised or deleted.
Make sure that you got:
- Automatic security updates
- On Ubuntu/Debian: Set up unattended-upgrades
- On RHEL/CentOS: Have a look at yum-cron
- A firewall blocking all but the needed incoming ports
- ufw is an easy interface for the linux firewall
- Protection against automatic attacks
- fail2ban scans logs and bans IPs which try to brute force their way into your server.
- Disable ssh login for root and switch from password to key based authentication.
- Automated backups
- Most VPS hosting companies offer whole server backups for a small fee.
- Or run your own backup with something like borg.
- A way to get notified if your disk fills up.
- If you send too much cat videos to your friends, Conduit might at some point become unable to
store any important messages.