# Manual installation Install Pentaho manually when you want to use your own Tomcat web application server in a production environment, particularly if you must comply with your company standard database platform or web application server. If you are installing Pentaho in a production environment, you would use this method to install the Pentaho Server on a server machine while installing design tools on separate client workstations. It requires that you download and install Pentaho installation files. You must also choose the Pentaho Repository database that you want to use, but you must download and install it yourself. When you install the Pentaho Server using the manual method, you can choose which BA plugins you want to install (such as Analyzer and Interactive Reports). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pentaho.com/install/10.2-install/pentaho-installation-overview-cp/manual-installation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.