---
title: "Install on non-cluster hosts"
description: "Choose an installation method for Calico Open Source on a bare-metal host — package manager, raw binary, or Docker container."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Installing and upgrading"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/"
---

# Install on non-cluster hosts

## [📄️Docker container install](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/container.md)

[Run the Calico Open Source agent on a non-cluster host inside a Docker container.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/container.md)

## [📄️Binary install with package manager](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/binary-mgr.md)

[Install the Calico Open Source binary on a non-cluster host using a Linux package manager such as apt or yum.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/binary-mgr.md)

## [📄️Binary install without package manager](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/binary.md)

[Install the Calico Open Source binary directly on a non-cluster host without using a package manager.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/bare-metal/installation/binary.md)