.. _geofence_install:

Installing the GeoServer GeoFence extension
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 #. Download the extension from the `nightly GeoServer community module builds <http://ares.opengeo.org/geoserver/master/community-latest/>`_.

    .. warning:: Be sure to match the version of the extension to the version of the GeoServer instance!

 #. Extract the contents of the archive into the ``WEB-INF/lib`` directory of the GeoServer installation.