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title: "Installing IBM DB2"
description: "To Download IBM DB2 Community Edition"
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# Installing IBM DB2

> To Download IBM DB2 Community Edition

You need to install **IBM DB2 Community Edition** before you connect to the database.

## To Download IBM DB2 Community Edition

1. Go to the [Db2 Download](https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-33669) page and sign in with your IBM credentials.

2. Download the IBM® Db2 11.5 Edition for your Operating System.

3. Log on to your system using a local administrator account.

4. Locate the `v11.5_ntx64_dec.zip` file that you downloaded and extract it to your desired location.

5. In the extracted folder, right-click on the setup.exe file and select **Run as administrator**.

6. Click **Install a Product**

7. Scroll down to the end of the `Db2 Version 11.5.0.0 Server Editions` section and click **Install New**, then click **Next** to begin the installation process.

8. Review and accept the software license agreement and click **Next**.

9. Select the **Typical** Installation option and then click **Next**.

10. Select **Install Db2 Server Edition on this computer and save my settings in a response file** and click **Next**.

11. Set your installation path and click **Next**.

12. Set your **DB2 copy name** and click **Next**.

13. Select **Local user or Domain user account** and enter your user credentials.

14. Select **DB2** as the default instance and click **Next**.

15. Uncheck the **Set up your DB2 server to send notifications checkbox** and click **Next**.

16. Select the **Enable operating system security** checkbox and click **Next**.

17. Click **Finish** to finalize your installation. 

    :::note
    For detailed instructions, refer to the links below:

    [Installing the Db2 server by using the Db2 Setup wizard (Windows)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=idds-installing-db2-database-servers-by-using-db2-setup-wizard-windows)
    
    [Installing the Db2 server by using the Db2 Setup wizard (Linux and UNIX)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=idds-installing-db2-servers-by-using-db2-setup-wizard-linux-unix)

    [Downloading and Installing Docker Editions](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=docker-downloading-installing-editions)

    The links above are for the IBM DB2 Database version 11.5. You can change the instruction version by using the drop-down list located on the top left side
    :::

After you have successfully installed IBM DB2, you will need to create a database.

## Creating a database in Windows

1. Open Command Prompt with Administrator privileges.

2. Type `db2cmd` (This will open the DB2 Command Line Tool)

3. Type `db2` (This will open the Command Line Processor for DB2 Client)

4. To create a database:
    `CREATE DATABASE database_name`

:::note IBM Documentation on Creating Databases: 
[Creating Databases](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=databases-creating)
:::