The RPM Package Manager (RPM) installation provides everything you need to run OpenSearch inside Red Hat or Red Hat-based Linux Distributions.
RPM supports CentOS 7 and 8, and Amazon Linux 2. If you have your own Java installation and set `JAVA_HOME` in your terminal application, macOS works, as well.
There are two methods for installing OpenSearch on RPM:
## Manual method
1. Download the RPM package directly from the [OpenSearch downloads page](https://opensearch.org/downloads.html){:target='\_blank'}. The RPM package can be download both as `x64` and `arm64`.
2. Import the public GPG key. This key verifies that the your OpenSearch instance is signed.
When enabled, the Performance Analyzer plugin collects data related to the performance of your OpenSearch instance. To start the Performance Analyzer plugin, enter:
You can upgrade your RPM OpenSearch instance both manually and through YUM.
### Manual
Download the new version of OpenSearch you want to use, and then use `rmp -Uvh` to upgrade.
### YUM
To upgrade to the latest version of OpenSearch with YUM, use `sudo yum update`. You can also upgrade to a specific OpenSearch version by using `sudo yum update opensearch-<version-number>`.