| Source | [pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz](https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/releases/download/v{{ version }}/pulsar-{{ version }}-src.tar.gz) |
| Binary | [pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz](https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/releases/download/v{{ version }}/pulsar-{{ version }}-bin.tar.gz) |
*[Pulsar version {{version}}{% if version == site.current_version %} (latest){% endif %}](https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/releases/tag/v{{ version }})
Once you've downloaded a Pulsar release, instructions on getting up and running with a {% popover standalone %} cluster that you can run your laptop can be found in [Run Pulsar locally](../docs/{{ site.current_version }}/getting-started/LocalCluster).
Once you've downloaded a Pulsar release, instructions on getting up and running with a {% popover standalone %} cluster that you can run your laptop can be found in [Run Pulsar locally](/docs/latest/getting-started/LocalCluster).
If you need to connect to an existing Pulsar {% popover cluster %} or {% popover instance %} using an officially supported client, see client docs for these languages: