# Getting Started

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

This topic will show you NAnt building itself. Before you begin make sure your system meets the system requirements.

1. Download the latest source release.
2. Unzip the distribution into a new folder.
3. Open a command prompt and change the directory to the folder where NAnt was installed.
4. Type `bin\nant` to build NAnt.
5. Look at the NAnt.build file to see how it works.

If you did everything correctly you should see something like this: