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## Packaging systems
There's no standard packaging system for C++. We've looked into supporting some (e.g. Conan and vcpkg) but we are not there yet.
Contributions and community-maintained packages for popular packaging systems are welcome!
We do not officially support any packaging system for C++, but there are some community-maintained packages that are kept up-to-date
and are known to work well. More contributions and support for popular packaging systems are welcome!
### Install using vcpkg package
gRPC is available using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager:
```
# install vcpkg package manager on your system using the official instructions
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
./vcpkg integrate install
# install gRPC using vcpkg package manager
vcpkg install grpc
```
The gRPC port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.