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title: Install keepalived on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of keepalived for Linux - High availability VRRP/BFD
  and load-balancing for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/keepalived
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# keepalived

[Keepalived (keepalived-project)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/keepalived-project "View all snaps from Keepalived (keepalived-project)")

* [Keepalived (keepalived-project)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/keepalived-project "View all snaps from Keepalived (keepalived-project)")
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

latest/stable 2.4.2

Install latest/stable of keepalived

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install keepalived --classic
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* keepalived

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 12 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.keepalived.org](https://www.keepalived.org/ "https://www.keepalived.org/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues](https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues "https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/acassen](https://github.com/sponsors/acassen "https://github.com/sponsors/acassen")

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### Source code

* [github.com/acassen/keepalived](https://github.com/acassen/keepalived "https://github.com/acassen/keepalived")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues](https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues "https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/keepalived#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/keepalived#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/keepalived#tab-security)

#### High availability VRRP/BFD and load-balancing for Linux

Keepalived is a routing software written in C. The main goal of this project is to provide simple and robust facilities for loadbalancing and high-availability to Linux system and Linux based infrastructures. Loadbalancing framework relies on well-known and widely used Linux Virtual Server (IPVS) kernel module providing Layer4 loadbalancing. Keepalived implements a set of checkers to dynamically and adaptively maintain and manage loadbalanced server pool according their health. On the other hand high-availability is achieved by VRRP protocol. VRRP is a fundamental brick for router failover. In addition, Keepalived implements a set of hooks to the VRRP finite state machine providing low-level and high-speed protocol interactions. In order to offer fastest network failure detection, Keepalived implements BFD protocol. VRRP state transition can take into account BFD hint to drive fast state transition. Keepalived frameworks can be used independently or all together to provide resilient infrastructures.

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## Install keepalived on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/keepalived/raspbian)