> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel-pr-29946.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installing Bazel

This page describes the various platforms supported by Bazel and links
to the packages for more details.

[Bazelisk](/versions/8.3.1/install/bazelisk) is the recommended way to install Bazel on [Ubuntu Linux](/versions/8.3.1/install/ubuntu), [macOS](/versions/8.3.1/install/os-x), and [Windows](/versions/8.3.1/install/windows).

You can find available Bazel releases on our [release page](/versions/8.3.1/release).

<h2 id="community-supported-packages">
  Community-supported packages
</h2>

Bazel community members maintain these packages. The Bazel team doesn't
officially support them. Contact the package maintainers for support.

* [Arch Linux][arch]
* [CentOS 6](https://github.com/sub-mod/bazel-builds)
* [Debian](https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?email=team%2Bbazel%40tracker.debian.org)
* [FreeBSD](https://www.freshports.org/devel/bazel)
* [Gentoo](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-util/bazel)
* [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bazel)
* [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel)
* [openSUSE](/versions/8.3.1/install/suse)
* [Parabola](https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=bazel)
* [Scoop](https://github.com/scoopinstaller/scoop-main/blob/master/bucket/bazel.json)
* [Raspberry Pi](https://github.com/koenvervloesem/bazel-on-arm/blob/master/README.md)

<h2 id="community-supported-architectures">
  Community-supported architectures
</h2>

* [ppc64el](https://ftp2.osuosl.org/pub/ppc64el/bazel/)

For other platforms, you can try to [compile from source](/versions/8.3.1/install/compile-source).

[arch]: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/bazel/