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# How To Install Minecraft Forge

This is a step-by-step on how to install Minecraft Forge.   
  
  

Minecraft Forge is a free server and open-source server allowing you to install and run Minecraft mods for Minecraft: Java Edition.

1.  Go to [https://files.minecraftforge.net/](https://files.minecraftforge.net/) and click on Installer.

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Choose between the Latest version or the Recommended version. For beginners, we suggest the recommended version since the Latest one usually contains a new beta version that might not have been thoroughly tested.

      2. On the top right of the page, wait for the countdown to hit zero, and then click on skip.

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     3. This will download a file that you must open. 

     4. Click on Install Client to automatically install all files in a folder. 

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      5. Open Minecraft and Forge will be there. If not click on the arrow and select Forge. 

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