1# Building Zed for FreeBSD
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 3Note, FreeBSD is not currently a supported platform, and so this is a work-in-progress.
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 5## Repository
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 7Clone the [Zed repository](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed).
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 9## Dependencies
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11- Install the necessary system packages and rustup:
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13  ```sh
14  script/freebsd
15  ```
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17  If preferred, you can inspect [`script/freebsd`](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/script/freebsd) and perform the steps manually.
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21### ⚠️ WebRTC Notice
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23Currently, building `webrtc-sys` on FreeBSD fails due to missing upstream support and unavailable prebuilt binaries.
24This is actively being worked on.
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26More progress and discussion can be found in [Zed’s GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/29550).
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28_Environment:
29FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE
30Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)_