Install overview

We recommend that you install Percona XtraBackup 8.4 from the official Percona software repositories using the appropriate package manager for your system:

• Use an APT repo to install Percona XtraBackup

• Use a YUM repo to install Percona XtraBackup

Installation alternatives

Percona also provides the following methods:

• Use DEB downloaded packages to install Percona XtraBackup

• Use RPM downloaded packages to install Percona XtraBackup

• Install Percona XtraBackup from a Binary Tarball with all the required files and binaries for a manual installation

• Compile and install Percona XtraBackup from source code

• Run Percona XtraBackup in a Docker container

Before installing Percona XtraBackup with any of these methods, we recommend that you review the release notes and Server version and backup version comparison.