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title: Installation
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## Pip (PyPI)

Install a pre-built wheel from PyPI.

```bash
# Create a virtual environment and activate it
uv venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install Dynamo from PyPI (choose one backend extra)
uv pip install "ai-dynamo[sglang]"  # or [vllm], [trtllm]
```

## Pip from source

Install directly from a local checkout for development.

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo.git
cd dynamo

# Create a virtual environment and activate it
uv venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
uv pip install ".[sglang]"  # or [vllm], [trtllm]
```

## Docker

Pull and run prebuilt images from NVIDIA NGC (`nvcr.io`).

```bash
# Run a container (mount your workspace if needed)
docker run --rm -it \
  --gpus all \
  --network host \
  nvcr.io/nvidia/ai-dynamo/sglang-runtime:0.8.1  # or vllm, tensorrtllm
```

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Replace `0.8.1` with your desired version tag. Check the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/releases) for available versions.

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