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Best practice is to use `composer require` locally or in dev/test and then deploy your `composer.lock` to staging and use `composer install` which requires less memory and implements the changes you've tested and committed to your repo!
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### Expert Mode - Just the install instructions
### Expert Mode - Just the command
To require the CiviCRM libraries on a Drupal 8 site you can use the following one-line command:
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* Currently there is no interactive installer for CiviCRM on Drupal 8 and enabling the module in Drupal 8 will install CiviCRM into your existing Drupal 8 database.
!!! tip "Where Should I Store CiviCRM Data?"
CiviCRM on Drupal 8 can only install into your existing Drupal 8 database. However using a separate database is generally preferred - as it makes backups and upgrades easier. If you want to use a separate CiviCRM database you'd need to create the CiviCRM database manually and move the `civicrm_` tables into the new CiviCRM database, then update `civicrm.settings.php` with the new database details.
[GUI installs](#installing-gui) of CiviCRM on Drupal 8 can only install into your existing Drupal 8 database. However using a separate database is generally preferred - as it makes backups and upgrades easier. If you want to install via the GUI **and** use a separate CiviCRM database you'd need to create the CiviCRM database manually and move the `civicrm_` tables into the new CiviCRM database, then update `civicrm.settings.php` with the new database details. If you want to install directly into a separate database see the [command line install](#installing-commandline) instructions.
### Command line install {:installing-commandline}
Replace `cv` with the path to the cv phar on your system if appropriate. The parts in `CAPS` above will need to be replaced with your site-specific information as follows:
Replace `cv` with the path to the cv phar on your system if applicable. The parts in `CAPS` above will need to be replaced with your site-specific information as follows:
*`DATABASE` (required) is the [DSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_source_name) for the database where you want CiviCRM installed.
*`URL` (required) is the canonical URL to the root of your CMS site.
This guide is for people installing a [CiviCRM](https://civicrm.org) instance for an organization.
This guide is for people installing a [CiviCRM](https://civicrm.org) instance for an organization. It will take you through downloading and installing CiviCRM on one of the supported Content Management Systems. It is not intended to provide information on installing the CMS itself.
