You download the Harbor installers from the official releases page. Download either the online installer or the offline installer.

• Online installer: The online installer downloads the Harbor images from Docker hub. For this reason, the installer is very small in size.

• Offline installer: Use the offline installer if the host to which are are deploying Harbor does not have a connection to the Internet. The offline installer contains pre-built images, so it is larger than the online installer.

The installation processes are almost the same for both the online and offline installers.

Download and Unpack the Installer

1. Go to the Harbor releases page.

2. Download either the online or offline installer for the version you want to install.

3. Optionally download the corresponding *.asc file to verify that the package is genuine.

   The *.asc file is an OpenPGP key file. Perform the following steps to verify that the downloaded bundle is genuine.

   1. Obtain the public key for the *.asc file.

      gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --receive-keys 644FF454C0B4115C

      You should see the message public key "Harbor-sign (The key for signing Harbor build) <jiangd@vmware.com>" imported

   2. Verify that the package is genuine by running one of the following commands.

      • Online installer:

        gpg -v –keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com –verify harbor-online-installer-version.tgz.asc

      • Offline installer:

        gpg -v –keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com –verify harbor-offline-installer-version.tgz.asc

    The `gpg` command verifies that the signature of the bundle matches that of the `*.asc` key file. You should see confirmation that the signature is correct.
    ```
    gpg: armor header: Version: GnuPG v1
    gpg: assuming signed data in 'harbor-offline-installer-v1.10.0-rc2.tgz'
    gpg: Signature made Fri, Dec  6, 2019  5:04:17 AM WEST
    gpg: using RSA key 644FF454C0B4115C
    gpg: using pgp trust model
    gpg: Good signature from "Harbor-sign (The key for signing Harbor build) <jiangd@vmware.com> [unknown]
    ```

1. Use tar to extract the installer package:

   • Online installer:

     bash $ tar xvf harbor-online-installer-version.tgz

   • Offline installer:

     bash $ tar xvf harbor-offline-installer-version.tgz

Next Steps

• To secure the connections to Harbor, see Configure HTTPS Access to Harbor.
• To configure your Harbor installation, see Configure the Harbor YML File.