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title: Install the .NET8
description: "Accordingly, we first launch the ODDC Server as a console application. Download and install the two components listed at this link: [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0) - ASP.NET Core Runtime - .NET Runtime Ensure that both components are the same version, for example 8.0.30."
url: "https://activerecord.com/docs/installation/install-the-net8-runtime/"
updated: "2026-09-21"
category: "Installation - Oculens DDC Server (ODDC Server) 5.1"
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# Install the .NET8

Accordingly, we first launch the ODDC Server as a console application.

Download and install the two components listed at this link: [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0)

- ASP.NET Core Runtime
- .NET Runtime

Ensure that both components are the same version, for example 8.0.30.