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title: "Installation"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/ARENA/124491560/Installation"
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> Macro (refined-steps)
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> > Macro (refined-step)
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> Extract **"chaos_arena_xxxxx_x64.zip"** on your shared disk or network drive.
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> > Macro (refined-step)
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> Copy the **arena_render **and** arena_server** folders to a directory on the **[Server](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/125275350)**[, ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/125275350)**[Render,](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/125275350)**[ and ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/125275350)**[Operator](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/125275350)** machines. If you are using a network drive, this only needs to be done once.