# Deploying `TiDB Lightning`

+ Deployment using `TiUP` (recommended):
  + **`$ tiup install tidb-lightning`**
+ Manual deployment:
  + Refer to `TiDB Toolkits` and download `TiDB Lightning` binaries
[https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/download-ecosystem-tools](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/download-ecosystem-tools)
  + `TiDB Lightning` is compatible with `TiDB` clusters of earlier versions
  + It is recommended that you download the latest stable version of the `TiDB Lightning` installation package

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If your deployment environment has internet access, you can deploy a `TiDB` tool using a single `TiUP` command, so there is no need to download the `TiDB Toolkit` separately.