# Installation

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Installing stackmate is a simple, straight forward process where all you need is an `npm` client such as `npm` itself or `yarn`

### Installation as a global package through NPM

You can install stackmate through NPM by using the following command:

```
npm install -g @stackmate/stackmate
```

### Installation as a global package through Yarn

Same for yarn:

```
yarn global add @stackmate/stackmate
```

### Direct usage through NPX

We recommend that you install stackmate globally, however if you don't want to or if you just wanna give it a quick spin, feel free to run the package directly through `npx` using the following command:

```
npx @stackmate/stackmate [preview / deploy ...] <environment> [...options]
```

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Throughout the course of this documentation, we will assume that the package is globally available in the system and we'll be using `stackmate` as our executable
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