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title: Simple Install
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Don't forget to get your license from [https://rustdesk.com/pricing.html](https://rustdesk.com/pricing.html), check [license](/docs/en/self-host/pro/license) page for more details.
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## Install

Copy and paste the above command into your Linux terminal to install RustDesk Server Pro.

`bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server-pro/main/install.sh)`

What it does:

- Install some dependencies
- Setup UFW firewall if available
- Create a working directory /var/lib/rustdesk-server and log directory /var/log/rustdesk-server
- Installs executables into /usr/bin
- Download and extract RustDesk Pro Services to the above folder (service names are rustdesk-hbbs.service and rustdesk-hbbr.service)
- Create systemd services for hbbs and hbbr
- If you chose Domain, it will install Nginx and certbot, allowing the API to be available on port 443 (https) and get an SSL certificate over port 80, this will autorenew

## Upgrade

Copy and paste the above command into your Linux terminal to upgrade your existing RustDesk Server Pro Installation, this could also be saved locally and scheduled with cron.

`bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server-pro/main/update.sh)`

What it does:

- Checks for new versions of RustDesk Server Pro
- If it finds a new version, it removes the API files and downloads new executables and API files

## Convert from open source

Copy and paste the above command into your Linux terminal to convert from RustDesk Server to RustDesk Server Pro.

`bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server-pro/main/convertfromos.sh)`

What it does:

- Disable and removes the old services
- Install some dependencies
- Setup UFW firewall if available
- Create a Folder /var/lib/rustdesk-server and copy the certs here
- Delete /var/log/rustdesk and create /var/log/rustdesk-server
- Download and extract RustDesk Pro Services to the above folder
- Create systemd services for hbbs and hbbr  (service names are rustdesk-hbbs.service and rustdesk-hbbr.service)
- If you chose Domain, it will install Nginx and certbot, allowing the API to be available on port 443 (https) and get an SSL certificate over port 80, this will autorenew.
