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title:  Prerequisites and Installation Instructions
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Each host of Apache Geode that meets a small set of prerequisites may follow the provided installation instructions.

-   **[Host Machine Requirements](getting_started/system_requirements/host_machine.html)**

    Host machines must meet a set of requirements for Apache Geode.

-   **[How to Install](getting_started/installation/install_standalone.html)**

    Build from source or use the ZIP or TAR distribution to install Apache Geode on every physical and virtual machine that will run Apache Geode.

-   **[Setting Up the CLASSPATH](getting_started/setup_classpath.html)**

    This topic describes how Geode processes set their CLASSPATH.

-   **[How to Uninstall](getting_started/uninstall_geode.html)**

    This section describes how to remove Geode.