---
title: "Install Grafana Agent in static mode as a standalone binary | Grafana Agent documentation"
description: "Learn how to install Grafana Agent in static mode as a standalone binary"
---

# Install Grafana Agent in static mode as a standalone binary

Grafana Agent is distributed as a standalone binary for the following operating systems and architectures:

- Linux: AMD64, ARM64, PPC64, S390X
- macOS: AMD64, (Intel), ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
- Windows: AMD64

> Note
> 
> ppc64le builds are considered secondary release targets and do not have the same level of support and testing as other platforms.

The binary executable will run Grafana Agent in standalone mode. If you want to run Grafana Agent as a service, refer to the installation instructions for:

- [Linux](/docs/agent/v0.43/static/set-up/install/install-agent-linux/)
- [macOS](/docs/agent/v0.43/static/set-up/install/install-agent-macos/)
- [Windows](/docs/agent/v0.43/static/set-up/install/install-agent-on-windows/)

## Download Grafana Agent

To download the Grafana Agent as a standalone binary, perform the following steps.

1. Navigate to the current Grafana Agent [release](https://github.com/grafana/agent/releases) page.
2. Scroll down to the **Assets** section.
3. Download the `grafana-agent` zip file that matches your operating system and machine’s architecture.
4. Extract the package contents into a directory.
5. If you are installing Grafana Agent on Linux, macOS, or FreeBSD, run the following command in a terminal:
   
   shell ![Copy code to clipboard](/media/images/icons/icon-copy-small-2.svg) Copy
   
   ```shell
   chmod +x EXTRACTED_BINARY
   ```

## Next steps

- [Start Grafana Agent](/docs/agent/v0.43/static/set-up/start-agent/#standalone-binary)
- [Configure Grafana Agent](/docs/agent/v0.43/static/configuration/)