# QIIME2 Installation

**URL:** <https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [May 25, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310 "2018-05-25T15:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ygao2](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ee7513/32.png) [@ygao2](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/ygao2)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310/1 "2018-05-25T15:52:29Z")

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Hi, I'm new to QIIME2 and I'm just trying to install it on my computer. I'm wondering how long it usually takes to install QIIME2. I tried to install it yesterday but the transaction was still being executed after 20 hours. I then realized that I didn't update conda so I restarted the installation. Right now it's at 2 hours. Is it normal? Thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/colinbrislawn/32/6221_2.png) [@colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinbrislawn)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310/2 "2018-05-25T17:18:38Z")

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Good morning,

The two slow parts of the Qiime 2 conda install are resolving all the dependancies (Qiime uses lots of software!), and then downloading the software and databases.

How is your internet connection? My qiime 2 install is about 7.7 GB, but not all of that has to be downloaded.

**I think 2 hours is too long, so let's see what the Qiime developers recommend.**

Colin

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**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/nicholas_bokulich/32/19937_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310/3 "2018-05-25T20:19:38Z")

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> [@colinbrislawn](#):
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> **I think 2 hours is too long, so let’s see what the Qiime developers recommend.**

2 hours is definitely too long. The install takes \< 5 minutes for me.

This is most likely an issue with your network bandwidth. Some users have suggested that [firewalls](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/can-not-download-the-installation-file/372) can be an issue, but it sounds like they get explicit errors. Sounds like your install just hangs.

I would recommend getting in touch with an administrator at your institution — they may be able to offer more advice since it sounds like this is not an issue related to QIIME 2 itself.

I hope that helps!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-installation/4310/4 "2018-06-26T02:19:41Z")

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