docs.waku.org/docs/guides/nwaku/build-source.md
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title: Build Nwaku from Source
---
This guide provides detailed steps to build a `nwaku` node from the source code to access the latest development version or a specific commit or release of `nwaku`. For your convenience, [download a pre-compiled binary](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/tags) instead.
:::info
- A minimum of 2GB of RAM is required to build `nwaku`.
- Nwaku is available for Linux and macOS, with experimental Windows support.
:::
## Install Dependencies
To build `nwaku`, you need the standard developer tools, including a C compiler, Make, Bash, and Git.
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```bash
sudo apt-get install build-essential git
```
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```bash
sudo dnf install @development-tools
```
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```bash
# Using your favorite AUR helper
[AUR HELPER] -S base-devel
```
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```bash
brew install cmake
```
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## Clone the Repository
Get the source code from the GitHub repository. The default branch is `master`, the release candidate for major updates.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku
cd nwaku
```
:::tip
You can use `git tag -l` to check specific version tags.
:::
## Build the Binary
Build the `nwaku` binary:
```bash
make wakunode2
```
The first `make` invocation updates to all Git submodules. After each `git pull`, run `make update` to keep the submodules updated in the future.
```bash
make update
```
## Run the Binary
Nwaku will create the `wakunode2` binary in the `./build/` directory.
```bash
# Run with default configuration
./build/wakunode2
# See available command line options
./build/wakunode2 --help
```
To learn more about running nwaku, please refer to:
- [Run a Nwaku Node](/guides/run-nwaku-node#run-the-node)
- [Run Nwaku in a Docker Container](/guides/nwaku/run-docker)
- [Run Nwaku with Docker Compose](/guides/nwaku/run-docker-compose)
- [Node Configuration Methods](/guides/reference/node-config-methods)
## Run Test Suite
Run the tests for Waku:
```bash
make test
```