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# Creating the MariaDB Binary Tarball
How to generate binary `tar.gz` files.
* [Setup your build environment](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/en/Linux_Build_Environment_Setup/README.md).
* [Build binaries](https://kb.askmonty.org/en/generic-build-instructions) with your preferred options/plugins.
If the binaries are already built, you can generate a binary tarball with
```bash
make package
```
Prior to [MariaDB 5.5](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.5/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-5-5.md), the following steps were required:
* Use `make_binary_distribution` to generate a binary tar file:
```bash
cd mariadb-source
./scripts/make_binary_distribution
```
This creates a source file with a name like `mariadb-5.3.2-MariaDB-beta-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` in your current directory.
The other option is to use the bakery scripts. In this case you don't have to compile MariaDB source first.
```bash
cd $PACKAGING_WORK
bakery/preheat.sh
cd bakery_{number}
bakery/tarbake51.sh last:1 $MARIA_WORK
bakery/autobake51-bintar.sh mariadb-{version_num}-maria-beta-ourdelta{number}.tar.gz
```
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