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title: ""
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/contribute/core-database/includes/build-the-code/"
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# 

Assuming [this repository](https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db "this repository") is checked out in `~/code/yugabyte-db`, do the following:

```sh
cd ~/code/yugabyte-db
./yb_build.sh release
```

The command above will build the release configuration, add the binaries into the `build/release-<compiler>-dynamic-ninja` directory, and create a `build/latest` symlink to that directory.

Note

If you see errors, such as `internal compiler error: Killed`, the system has probably run out of memory. Try again by running the build script with less concurrency, for example, `-j1`.

Note

If you get an error message such as

> ValueError: Found no third-party release archives to download for OS type ubuntu20.04, compiler type matching gcc11, architecture x86\_64, is\_linuxbrew=False. See more details above.

it means that there is no [third-party download](#opt-yb-build "third-party download") available for that build configuration. Check the output that precedes the message for supported configurations.

For more details about building and testing, refer to [Build and test](/stable/contribute/core-database/includes/build-and-test "Build and test").