# Download and Installation

First you need download JBoss Microcontainer release from http://www.jboss.com/downloads/index

Unpack the archive which will give you a microcontainer-x.y.z directory with the following subfolders:

- docs/api - javadocs for the microcontainer

- docs/gettingstarted - this getting started documentation

- docs/licences - the licenses for the software

- examples - the examples explained in the next chapter

- lib - the libraries required to run the microcontainer

You will also need a JDK of version 1.4.x+ and a copy of Apache Ant 1.6+

If you want to run the examples inside JBoss AS, you will need to download JBoss-4.0.3 or later http://www.jboss.com/products/jbossas/downloads