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Compiling Erlang from source #

You can build Erlang from source on your own, following the building and installation instructions. In a nutshell to install a pre-built archive you need only do:

./configure && make && make install

If you clone the release from git, there may be some additional steps needed depending on which version of Erlang/OTP you are compiling. So always make sure to read the build and install instruction of the release you are compiling.

You can also use third-party tools such as Kerl, asdf or mise to compile Erlang. They help to remove the differences between Erlang/OTP releases and the OS you are compiling on.

Pre-built Binary Packages #

Most OS package managers provide pre-built binary packages.

• For Homebrew on macOS: brew install erlang
• For MacPorts on macOS: port install erlang
• For Ubuntu and Debian: apt-get install erlang
• For Fedora: dnf install erlang
• For ArchLinux and Manjaro: pacman -S erlang
• For FreeBSD: pkg install erlang
• For Github Actions: setup-beam

License

Since Erlang/OTP 18.0, Erlang/OTP is released under Apache License 2.0. The older releases prior to Erlang/OTP 18.0 were released under Erlang Public License (EPL), a derivative work of the Mozilla Public License (MPL).