msgid "<sup>[Prerequisites](prerequisites.md) > [Configuring your DNS settings](configuring-dns.md) > Getting the playbook > [Configuring the playbook](configuring-playbook.md) > [Installing](installing.md)</sup>"
msgid "We recommend using the [git](https://git-scm.com/) tool to get the playbook's source code, because it lets you easily keep up to date in the future when [Maintaining services](maintenance-upgrading-services.md)."
msgid "Once you've installed git on your computer, you can go to any directory of your choosing and run the following command to retrieve the playbook's source code:"
msgid "This will create a new `matrix-docker-ansible-deploy` directory. You're supposed to execute all other installation commands inside that directory."
msgid "Alternatively, you can download the playbook as a ZIP archive. This is not recommended, as it's not easy to keep up to date with future updates. We suggest you [use git](#using-git-to-get-the-playbook) instead."
msgid "You can extract this archive anywhere. You'll get a directory called `matrix-docker-ansible-deploy-master`. You're supposed to execute all other installation commands inside that directory."
msgid "[▶️](configuring-playbook.md) No matter which method you've used to download the playbook, you can proceed by [Configuring the playbook](configuring-playbook.md)."