On the [Friendica Directory Github Releases page](https://github.com/friendica/friendica-directory/releases), you can find the latest source archive named `friendica-directory-<version>.zip`.
Simply unpack the archive in `/path/to/friendica-directory`.
## Set up a database and a user
Friendica Directory supports MariaDB as a database provider. [Getting started with MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/get-started-with-mariadb/).
Once you have MariaDB installed on a given host, you need to create a database structure and a user with privileges on it.
Sample commands from the MariaDB console for a local install:
```sql
> CREATE DATABASE `friendica-directory`;
> GRANT ALL ON `friendica-directory`.* TO 'friendica-directory'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY "password";
```
## Initialize database schema
Using the details gathered from the previous step, follow the instructions in the Friendica Directory Install Wizard.
```
cd /path/to/friendica-directory
bin/console install
```
## Configure your web server
The document root of Friendica Directory is `/public`.
### Apache
Friendica Directory requires `mod_rewrite` to be enabled.
In your Virtual Host file, set your document root as follow:
```
DocumentRoot /path/to/friendica-directory/public/
```
## Set up the background task
Friendica Directory relies on a background task running every minute to keep the directory up to date.
On Linux, you can set it up with Crontab, a popular background task scheduler. [Getting started with Crontab](http://www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference).
Add this line to your crontab:
```
* * * * * cd /path/to/friendica-directory && php bin/cron.php
```
## Seed your directory
Your directory is ready, but empty. To start filling it, you can:
- Set your hostname as the main directory in [Friendica][https://github.com/friendica/friendica]'s admin settings
