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# Releases and distributable binaries

Starting with 0.2.1.0 haskell-language-server provides pre-built binaries on
each [GitHub
release](https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/releases). These
binaries are used by the [vscode-hie-server
extension](https://github.com/alanz/vscode-hie-server) to provide automatic
installation for users on VS Code, but they can also be installed manually
each [GitHub release](https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/releases).
These binaries are used by the [vscode-haskell extension](https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell)
to provide automatic installation for users on VS Code, but they can also be installed manually
when added to the path.

Starting with 0.8.0.0 haskell-language-server and all its related packages
(core libraries like ghcide, plugins and hls itself) is being released in
(core libraries like ghcide, plugins and hls itself) is being released on
[hackage](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/haskell-language-server) as well.
This allow cabal users to install it with `cabal install haskell-language-server`
This allows cabal users to install it with `cabal install haskell-language-server`
and it is being used in nix environments.

Since 1.7.0.0, HLS binaries are no longer uploaded to GitHub but to [downloads.haskell.org](https://downloads.haskell.org/~hls/).
[GHCup](https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/) uses these binaries to enable automatic installation of HLS binaries in
various lsp-client plugins, such as [vscode-haskell](https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell).

## Minimal checklist

### prerelease sanity checks
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