title: Building Nagios Plugins
parent: FAQ
---

# How do I compile the plugins?

To compile version `1.x` of the plugins, you run:

    $ gzip -dc nagios-plugins-1.x.tar.gz | tar -xf -
    $ cd nagios-plugins-1.x
    $ ./configure
    $ make

You can then [install the plugins][installation].

[installation]: doc/faq/installation.html "Installation"

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