# Installing a controller
Installing and starting an agents controller is a simple task! Just follow the next guidelines.
# Binary
- Download the agents controller binary from the link below.
Download
You can download the controller binaries from our ELCO Download Server (opens new window).
- Decompress the downloaded file.
Note
For the following steps. Please, remember to replace controller with the corect controllers's binary! (for instance, in Windows, the controller has a .exe extension).
- Go to your terminal and navigate to the folder where you have decompressed the controller.
cd Downloads/controller/
- Confirm that you downloaded the correct binary for your system by executing the following command.
./controller --version
The output should contain information about the controller's version, target operating syste, architecture, among other information. If an error occurred while executing the previous command, then the downloaded controller might be incompatible with your system environment. Just double check that you downloaded the correct controller's binary.