# Setting up PouchDB

Installing PouchDB is easy. There are a few different ways to do it:

## Direct download

Download the latest pouchdb-3.2.0.min.js from the big green button above. Then in your `index.html`:

    <script src="pouchdb-3.2.0.min.js"></script>

## Bower

Run this on the command line:

    $ bower install pouchdb

Then in your `index.html`:

    <script src="bower_components/pouchdb/dist/pouchdb.min.js"></script>

## npm

Run this on the command line:

    $ npm install pouchdb

Then in your `index.html`:

    <script src="node_modules/pouchdb/dist/pouchdb.min.js"></script>

## jsdelivr CDN

Add this to your `index.html`:

    <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/pouchdb/3.2.0/pouchdb.min.js"></script>

## Node.js

Run this on the command line:

    $ npm install pouchdb

Then in your JavaScript:

    var PouchDB = require('pouchdb');

## Next

Now that you have PouchDB installed, let's start working with databases.

- ← Setting up CouchDB
- Working with databases →