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 ## Building

+You don't need to build the project to use it. Pre-built [binaries and instructions to install InfluxDB are here](http://influxdb.org/download/). That's the recommended way to get it running. However, if you want to contribute to the core of InfluxDB, you'll need to build. For those adventurous enough follow the instructions below.
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 ### Mac OS X

 - Install the build dependencies of the project: