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# Getting Started

You can install the Wasmer **Standalone** runtime by following the instructions below:

If you haven't done so already, install the Wasmer Command Line Interface (CLI) for macOS/Linux:

```
curl https://get.wasmer.io -sSfL | sh
```

Or you can use this PowerShell command if you are in Windows:

```
iwr https://win.wasmer.io -useb | iex
```

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Note: All Wasmer executables can be found on out [Github Releases Page](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/releases).
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Once the Wasmer CLI is installed, you can run Wasm modules from the command line!

To do this, you want to find a Wasm Module compiled down to an ABI that the Wasmer runtime supports, such as WASI or Emscripten. For instance, we can search for a module on WAPM, and go to the module page, and then click on the "Browse modules" tab.

In this example, we will be using [QuickJS](https://wapm.io/package/quickjs) compiled to WebAssembly. To do this we [download the module from WAPM](https://wapm.io/package/quickjs#explore), and then run:

```
wasmer qjs.wasm
```

Which should bring up the QuickJS prompt which you can then interact with. See an example below:

![](https://3186714621-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MLK7psSFFfaEwdrQS6L%2Fsync%2Ff6d478f98dc03cc219887add59fd6e92b1a33a8d.png?generation=1604525166087656\&alt=media)

Next, we can take a look at the command line flags and arguments for the CLI, for more advanced usage.