# castor installation

**URL:** <https://castor-project.discourse.group/t/castor-installation/218>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://castor-project.discourse.group/t/castor-installation/218 "2021-05-21T23:20:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![HASSAN\_OU\_HADDA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@HASSAN\_OU\_HADDA](https://castor-project.discourse.group/u/HASSAN_OU_HADDA)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://castor-project.discourse.group/t/castor-installation/218/1 "2021-05-21T23:20:13Z")

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hi,  
I want to install castor for reconstruction the outputs of Gate, i installed the CMakefile, what next i do please ? i can’t understand clearly the documentation.  
help please

thank you

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**Author:** ![tmerlin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/castor-project.discourse.group/tmerlin/32/216_2.png) [@tmerlin](https://castor-project.discourse.group/u/tmerlin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://castor-project.discourse.group/t/castor-installation/218/2 "2021-05-26T09:39:06Z")

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Hi Hassan,

If you generated the makefile with cmake, then you just have to run _make_ to build the code as with a regular makefile, and then run _make install_ as sudo to copy the binaries to the installation path defined in cmake.

Best regards,  
Thibaut