How to Install NAKIVO Backup & Replication on Linux

Aug 13, 2026

This guide shows you how to install the full NAKIVO solution — director, transporter and a default backup repository — on a Linux server in console mode. You'll also see which requirements to check before you start, and how silent installation lets you deploy NAKIVO automatically instead of running each step by hand.

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Check out the User Guide for the full list of required packages and the exact commands you can copy and paste: https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/User-Guide/Content/Deployment/Installing-NAKIVO-Backup-and-Replication/Installing-on-Linux/Installing-on-Linux.htm

0:00 Introduction

0:30 Director, Transporter and backup repository

1:10 Prerequisites and system requirements

1:50 Prepare the Linux server

2:20 Firewall and default ports

2:50 Download and run the installer

3:29 License agreement and installation type

4:26 Installer prompts: path, certificate and ports

6:19 Repository path and installation

6:33 First login and post-installation checks

7:03 Silent and multi-tenant installation