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Infisical can be deployed on Linux virtual machines without the need for containers using our standalone Linux packages. These packages are available in both .deb (for Debian-based systems) and .rpm (for RHEL-based systems) formats. The installation includes the Infisical service, along with a CLI tool (infisical-ctl) to help you manage configurations, startup, and application logging. This approach is ideal for environments where containerization isn’t desired, while still providing a lightweight deployment option.

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Prerequisites

This installation method only provides the Infisical application. You’re responsible for configuring both PostgreSQL and Redis, either by using managed services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure Database, GCP Cloud SQL/Memorystore) or by deploying them manually in your on-prem environment. Please ensure you have the following before beginning installation of Infisical:
  • A Linux server running a Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL-based distribution
  • A running PostgreSQL database instance (version 14 and up)
  • A running Redis database instance (versions 6.x or 7.x)

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Installation steps

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Install the Infisical Package

Select your Linux distribution to get started. Only AMD64-based systems are supported at this time, ARM support is coming soon.
As of October 10, 2025, all future releases for Debian/Ubuntu will be distributed via the official Infisical repository at https://artifacts-infisical-core.infisical.com. No new releases will be published for Debian/Ubuntu on Cloudsmith going forward.
Add the Infisical repository:
Install Infisical:
Note: For production use, we recommend locking to a specific version to ensure consistency. View available versions. All versions from infisical-core-0.150.0~nightly~20251005 and above are supported.
Verify the installation:
2

Create the Configuration File

Create an infisical.rb file at /etc/infisical. This file contains your database connection strings and other runtime settings.
See the full list of options in our configuration documentation.
3

Start Infisical

  1. Start the Infisical service:
The server runs on port 8080 by default (customizable in infisical.rb).
  1. Check the service status:
View the service logs in real-time:

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Platform support

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Microsoft Windows

Infisical is built for Linux-based systems. It isn’t supported on Microsoft Windows, and we don’t plan to support it in the near future. For Windows users, consider running Infisical in a virtual machine or WSL2 environment.

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Unsupported Linux distributions and Unix-like systems

Infisical isn’t tested or officially supported on the following:
  • Arch Linux
  • Fedora
  • FreeBSD
  • Gentoo
  • macOS
We recommend sticking to officially supported distributions for the best experience.

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Linux vs containerized deployments

Infisical is a stateless application, which means it can be easily scaled and redeployed without maintaining internal state between instances. If your use case requires rolling updates, self-healing, or auto-scaling, we recommend deploying Infisical in a containerized environment such as Kubernetes/OpenShift, or using managed container orchestration services like AWS ECS or Google Cloud Run. These platforms offer built-in capabilities for high availability and help simplify operational overhead for your deployment.