# Install ProxySQL 2.x.x binary tarball

If installing [_ProxySQL 2_ with a package manager](install-v2.md) is not an option in your environment, you can install from a binary tarball. The difference between versions is the available tar files or the command to extract the file.

Starting with [_ProxySQL 2.3.2-1.2_](release-notes-2.3.2-1.md), Percona no longer provides a tarball for CentOS 6. For more information, see [Spring Cleaning: Discontinuing RHEL 6/CentOS 6 (glibc2.12) and 32-bit Binary Builds of Percona Software](https://www.percona.com/blog/spring-cleaning-discontinuing-rhel-6-centos-6-glibc-2-12-and-32-bit-binary-builds-of-percona-software/)

The password-based file encryption requires OpenSSL 1.1.1, but Ubuntu 16.04 does not support this OpenSSL version. A special statically linked OpenSSL 1.1.1 binary is packaged with the executable. This packaged binary avoids conflicts with the system OpenSSL and any shared libraries. Each new release rebuilds the binary.

Follow these steps:

1.  In [Download ProxySQL](https://www.percona.com/downloads/proxysql/), select the `ProxySQL 2` product.

2.  In the _Select Product Version_ field, select the `ProxySQL 2` version.

3.  In the _Select Platform_ field, select **Linux - Generic**.

4.  Select the tar file.

    ??? note "tar files for ProxySQL 2.4.4 and higher"

        | Name                                              | Description                           |
        | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
        | proxysql-2-<version>-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.23.xenial.tar.gz  | For Ubuntu 16.04 `xenial` only |
        |proxysql-2-<version>-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.17.tar.gz          | For every supported operating system |
        |proxysql-2-<version>-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.27.tar.gz          | For every supported operating system but `xenial`. For CentOS 7, install OpenSSL 1.1.1, if needed.  |

    ??? note "tar files from ProxySQL 2.3.2-1.2 to ProxySQL 2.4.3"

        | Name                                              | Description                           |
        | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
        | proxysql-2-<version>-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.23.xenial.tar.gz  | For Ubuntu 16.04 `xenial` only |

    ??? note "tar files from ProxySQL 2.0.15 to ProxySQL 2.3.2"

        | Name                                                  | Description                                                                                        |
        | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
        | proxysql-2.0.XX-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.12.tar.gz         | For every supported operating system but `xenial`. For CentOS 7, install OpenSSL 1.1.1, if needed. |
        | proxysql-2.x.xx-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.17.tar.gz         | For every supported operating system                                                               |
        | proxysql-2.0.XX-Linux-x86_64.glibc2.23.xenial.tar.gz  | For Ubuntu 16.04 `xenial` only.

    See ProxySQL 2.0.15 and proxysql-admin

5.  Navigate to the downloaded tar file.

6.  Extract the files with the following commands:

    ??? "Extract ProxySQL 2.0.14 or higher"

        ```{.bash data-prompt="$"}
        $ # Extract the files to the download destination directory
        $ tar xzf proxysql-2.X.X-<PLATFORM-ARCHITECTURE*>.tar.gz
        $ # Change to the directory that contains the extracted files
        $ cd proxysql-<VERSION>-Linux-<PLATFORM-ARCHITECTURE>
        ```

    ??? "Extract ProxySQL 2.0.13 or lower"

        ```{.bash data-prompt="$"}
        # Extract the files (assumes you have changed to the download destination directory)
        $ tar xzf proxysql-<VERSION>-<Linux-PLATFORM-ARCHITECTURE*>.tar.gz
        # Change to the directory that contains the extracted files
        $ cd proxysql-<VERSION>-Linux-<PLATFORM-ARCHITECTURE>
        ```

7.  Create a directory to store the _ProxySQL_ data.

    ```{.bash data-prompt="$"}
    $ mkdir /home/user/data
    ```

8.  In the configuration file, update the `datadir` value to point
    to the created data directory.

        ```{.text .no-copy}
        datadir="/home/user/data"
        ```

9.  Set the other options, as needed.

!!! admonition "See also"

    [ProxySQL 2.x and proxysql-admin utility](proxysql-admin-tool-v2-config.md)