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{% capture mirror_url %}https://www.apache.org/dyn/mirrors/mirrors.cgi?action=download&filename=incubator/pulsar/pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}{% endcapture %}

{% capture dist_url %}https://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/pulsar/pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}{% endcapture %}

### Version {{ site.current_version }} releases

Release | Link | Crypto files
:-------|:-----|:------------
Binary | [pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}-bin.tar.gz]({{ mirror_url }}-bin.tar.gz) | [asc]({{ dist_url }}-bin.tar.gz.asc), [sha1]({{ dist_url }}-bin.tar.gz.sha1), [sha512]({{ dist_url }}-bin.tar.gz.sha512)
Source | [pulsar-{{ site.current_version }}-src.tar.gz]({{ mirror_url }}-src.tar.gz) | [asc]({{ dist_url }}-src.tar.gz.asc), [sha1]({{ dist_url }}-src.tar.gz.sha1), [sha512]({{ dist_url }}-src.tar.gz.sha512)

### Release Integrity

You must [verify](https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html) the integrity of the downloaded files.
We provide OpenPGP signatures for every release file. This signature should be matched against the
[KEYS](https://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/pulsar/KEYS) file which contains the OpenPGP keys of
Pulsar's Release Managers. We also provide `MD5` and `SHA-512` checksums for every release file.
After you download the file, you should calculate a checksum for your download, and make sure it is
the same as ours.

### Release notes

[Release notes](../release-notes) for all Pulsar's versions

### Getting started

Once you've downloaded a Pulsar release, instructions on getting up and running with a {% popover standalone %} cluster that you can run on your laptop can be found in the [Run Pulsar locally](/docs/latest/getting-started/LocalCluster) tutorial.

If you need to connect to an existing Pulsar {% popover cluster %} or {% popover instance %} using an officially supported client, see the client docs for these languages:

Client guide | API docs
:------------|:--------
[The Pulsar Java client](../docs/latest/clients/Java) | [Java client Javadoc](../api/client)<br />[Java admin interface Javadoc](../api/admin)
[The Pulsar Python client](../docs/latest/clients/Python) | [pdoc](../api/python)
[The Pulsar C++ client](../docs/latest/clients/Cpp) | [Doxygen docs](../api/cpp)


{% if site.archived_releases %}
{% capture archive_root_url %}http://archive.apache.org/dist/incubator/pulsar{% endcapture %}
{% capture archive_root_https_url %}https://archive.apache.org/dist/incubator/pulsar{% endcapture %}
{% capture release_notes_root_url %}../release-notes{% endcapture %}

### Older releases

Release | Binary | Source | Release notes
:-------|:---------|:-------------|:-------------
{% for version in site.archived_releases
%} {{ version }} | [pulsar-{{version}}-bin.tar.gz]({{ archive_root_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz) - [asc]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz.asc), [sha1]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz.sha1), [sha512]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz.sha512) | [pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz]({{ archive_root_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz) - [asc]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz.asc), [sha1]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz.sha1), [sha512]({{ archive_root_https_url }}/pulsar-{{ version }}/apache-pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz.sha512) | [Release notes v{{ version }}]({{ release_notes_root_url }}#{{ version }})
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
