ClickHouse/docs/en/development/build.md

---
slug: /en/development/build
sidebar_position: 64
sidebar_label: Build on Linux
title: How to Build ClickHouse on Linux
description: How to build ClickHouse on Linux
---


Supported platforms:

-   x86_64
-   AArch64
-   Power9 (experimental)

## Normal Build for Development on Ubuntu

The following tutorial is based on the Ubuntu Linux system. With appropriate changes, it should also work on any other Linux distribution.

### Install Git, CMake, Python and Ninja {#install-git-cmake-python-and-ninja}

``` bash
sudo apt-get install git cmake ccache python3 ninja-build
```

Or cmake3 instead of cmake on older systems.

### Install the latest clang (recommended)

On Ubuntu/Debian you can use the automatic installation script (check [official webpage](https://apt.llvm.org/))

```bash
sudo bash -c "$(wget -O - https://apt.llvm.org/llvm.sh)"
```

For other Linux distribution - check the availability of the [prebuild packages](https://releases.llvm.org/download.html) or build clang [from sources](https://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html).

#### Use the latest clang for Builds

``` bash
export CC=clang-15
export CXX=clang++-15
```

In this example we use version 15 that is the latest as of Sept 2022.

Gcc cannot be used.

### Checkout ClickHouse Sources {#checkout-clickhouse-sources}

``` bash
git clone --recursive git@github.com:ClickHouse/ClickHouse.git
```

or

``` bash
git clone --recursive https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.git
```

### Build ClickHouse {#build-clickhouse}

``` bash
cd ClickHouse
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
ninja
```

To create an executable, run `ninja clickhouse`.
This will create the `programs/clickhouse` executable, which can be used with `client` or `server` arguments.

## How to Build ClickHouse on Any Linux {#how-to-build-clickhouse-on-any-linux}

The build requires the following components:

-   Git (is used only to checkout the sources, it’s not needed for the build)
-   CMake 3.15 or newer
-   Ninja
-   C++ compiler: clang-14 or newer
-   Linker: lld

If all the components are installed, you may build in the same way as the steps above.

Example for Ubuntu Eoan:
``` bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git cmake ninja-build clang++ python
git clone --recursive https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.git
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ../ClickHouse
ninja
```

Example for OpenSUSE Tumbleweed:
``` bash
sudo zypper install git cmake ninja clang-c++ python lld
git clone --recursive https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.git
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ../ClickHouse
ninja
```

Example for Fedora Rawhide:
``` bash
sudo yum update
yum --nogpg install git cmake make clang-c++ python3
git clone --recursive https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.git
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ../ClickHouse
make -j $(nproc)
```

Here is an example of how to build `clang` and all the llvm infrastructure from sources:

```
git clone git@github.com:llvm/llvm-project.git
mkdir llvm-build && cd llvm-build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS=all ../llvm-project/llvm/
make -j16
sudo make install
hash clang
clang --version
```

You can install the older clang like clang-11 from packages and then use it to build the new clang from sources.

Here is an example of how to install the new `cmake` from the official website:

```
wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.2/cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.sh
chmod +x cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.sh
./cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.sh
export PATH=/home/milovidov/work/cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64/bin/:${PATH}
hash cmake
```

## You Don’t Have to Build ClickHouse {#you-dont-have-to-build-clickhouse}

ClickHouse is available in pre-built binaries and packages. Binaries are portable and can be run on any Linux flavour.

Binaries are built for stable and LTS releases and also every commit to `master` for each pull request.

To find the freshest build from `master`, go to [commits page](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/commits/master), click on the first green check mark or red cross near commit, and click to the “Details” link right after “ClickHouse Build Check”.