Download Citus Open Source

You can download & install Citus open source packages for a multitude of different operating systems. The steps below will get you started and then send you to Citus Docs for more instructions on installing Citus.

Looking for the Citus source code? Find Citus on GitHub.

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Single-Node Citus

Multi-Node Citus
Install Citus on multiple nodes with Ubuntu or Debian, or Red Hat.

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The easiest way to create a Citus cluster is in the cloud on Microsoft Azure, using Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL. Try for free!

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To install with Ubuntu or Debian, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

curl https://install.citusdata.com/community/deb.sh | sudo bash sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-17-citus-13.0 sudo pg_conftool 17 main set shared_preload_libraries citus

CONFIGURE THE CLUSTER
To install with Red Hat, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

curl https://install.citusdata.com/community/rpm.sh | sudo bash sudo yum install -y citus130_17 sudo service postgresql-17 initdb || sudo /usr/pgsql-17/bin/postgresql-17-setup initdb echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" | sudo tee -a /var/lib/pgsql/17/data/postgresql.conf

CONFIGURE THE CLUSTER

Also Available in the Cloud

Citus on Azure

You can also spin up a Citus cluster in the cloud with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.

TRY CITUS ON AZURE

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Download Citus Open Source

Install Citus on a single node with Docker, Ubuntu or Debian, or Red Hat.

Docker

After installing Docker, you can start Citus in Docker with one command:

Ubuntu or Debian

To install with Ubuntu or Debian, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension:

Red Hat

To install with Red Hat, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension:

Install Citus on multiple nodes with Ubuntu or Debian, or Red Hat.

Ubuntu or Debian

To install with Ubuntu or Debian, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

Red Hat

To install with Red Hat, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

Also Available in the Cloud

Citus on Azure

Register your download with Citus

Register your download with Citus

Download Citus Open Source

Install Citus on a single node with Docker, Ubuntu or Debian, or Red Hat.

Docker

After installing Docker, you can start Citus in Docker with one command:

Ubuntu or Debian

To install with Ubuntu or Debian, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension:

Red Hat

To install with Red Hat, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension:

Install Citus on multiple nodes with Ubuntu or Debian, or Red Hat.

Spin Up Faster!

Ubuntu or Debian

To install with Ubuntu or Debian, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

Red Hat

To install with Red Hat, install the pgdg repository & the Citus extension on all nodes:

Also Available in the Cloud

Citus on Azure

Register your download with Citus