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# Quick Start
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1. If you run Ubuntu please run the `snap install victoriametrics` command to install and start VictoriaMetrics. Then read [these docs](https://snapcraft.io/victoriametrics).
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Otherwise you can download the latest VictoriaMetrics release from [releases page](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases),
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or [Docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics/)
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or [build it from sources](https://victoriametrics.github.io/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#how-to-build-from-sources).
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2. This step isn't needed if you run VictoriaMetrics via `snap install victoriametrics` as described above.
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Otherwise, please run the binary or Docker image with your desired command-line flags. You can look at `-help` to see descriptions of all available flags
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and their default values. The default flag values should fit the majority of cases. The minimum required flags that must be configured are:
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* `-storageDataPath` - the path to directory where VictoriaMetrics stores your data.
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* `-retentionPeriod` - data retention.
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For example:
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`./victoria-metrics-prod -storageDataPath=/var/lib/victoria-metrics-data -retentionPeriod=3`
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Check [these instructions](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/43) to configure VictoriaMetrics as an OS service.
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We recommended setting up [VictoriaMetrics monitoring](https://victoriametrics.github.io/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#monitoring).
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3. Configure either [vmagent](https://victoriametrics.github.io/vmagent.html) or Prometheus to write data to VictoriaMetrics.
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We recommended using `vmagent` instead of Prometheus because it is more resource efficient. If you still prefer Prometheus
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see [these instructions](https://victoriametrics.github.io/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#prometheus-setup)
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for details on how it may be properly configured.
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4. To configure Grafana to query VictoriaMetrics instead of Prometheus
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please see [these instructions](https://victoriametrics.github.io/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#grafana-setup).
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There is also [cluster version](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/tree/cluster) and [SaaS playground](https://play.victoriametrics.com/signIn).
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