To quickly start a TDengine server after building, run the command below in terminal:
```bash
./build/bin/taosd -ctest/cfg
```
In another terminal, use the TDengine shell to connect the server:
```bash
./build/bin/taos -ctest/cfg
```
option "-c test/cfg" specifies the system configuration file directory.
# Installing
After building successfully, TDengine can be installed by:
```bash
sudo make install
```
Users can find more information about directories installed on the system in the [directory and files](https://www.taosdata.com/en/documentation/administrator/#Directory-and-Files) section. Since version 2.0, installing from source code will also configure service management for TDengine.
Users can also choose to [install from packages](https://www.taosdata.com/en/getting-started/#Install-from-Package) for it.
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If TDengine shell connects the server successfully, welcome messages and version info are printed. Otherwise, an error message is shown.
## Quick Run
If you don't want to run TDengine as a service, you can run it in current shell. For example, to quickly start a TDengine server after building, run the command below in terminal:
```bash
./build/bin/taosd -ctest/cfg
```
In another terminal, use the TDengine shell to connect the server:
```bash
./build/bin/taos -ctest/cfg
```
option "-c test/cfg" specifies the system configuration file directory.
# Try TDengine
It is easy to run SQL commands from TDengine shell which is the same as other SQL databases.