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title: Quick Start
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# Quick Start

If you are familiar with RunUO, then follow these steps to get your ModernUO server running in less than 10 minutes:

=== "Windows"
    1. Download and install the [.NET 5 Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0)
    1. Download and extract [ModernUO](https://github.com/modernuo/ModernUO/releases/latest) to a folder.
    1. Navigate to the _Distribution_ folder.
    1. Run `ModernUO.exe`

=== "OSX"
    1. Download and install the [.NET 5 Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0)
    1. Download and extract [ModernUO](https://github.com/modernuo/ModernUO/releases/latest) to a folder.
    1. Using _terminal_, navigate to the _Distribution_ folder.
    1. Run `dotnet ModernUO.dll`

=== "Linux"
    1. Download and install the [.NET 5 Runtime](instructions [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux))
    1. Download and extract [ModernUO](https://github.com/modernuo/ModernUO/releases/latest) to a folder.
    1. Using _bash_, navigate to the _Distribution_ folder.
    1. Run `dotnet ModernUO.dll`

!!! Note
    Follow the rest of the [Get Started](../installation) guide to learn how to connect, configure, and customize, your server.