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- You set up a mirror server, which is a local Web or NFS server that's reachable by the Microsoft cloud.
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- Signatures are downloaded from Microsoft cloud on this mirror server by executing a script using cron job or task scheduler on the local server.
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- Linux endpoints running Defender for Endpoint pull the downloaded signatures from the mirror server at a pre-defined time interval.
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- Linux endpoints running Defender for Endpoint pull the downloaded signatures from the mirror server at a predefined time interval.
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- Signatures pulled onto Linux devices from the local server are first verified before they're loaded into the antivirus engine.
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- To start and configure the update process, you can update the managed configuration json file on your Linux devices.
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- You can view the status of updates in the mdatp CLI.
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- Defender for Endpoint version `101.24022.0001` or later must be installed on the Linux endpoints.
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- The Linux endpoints need to have connectivity to the mirror server.
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- The Linux endpoint must be running any of the Defender for Endpoint-supported distributions.
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- The mirror server can be either an HTTP/HTTPS server or a network share server, for example, an NFS Server.
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- The Linux endpoint must be running any of the Defender for Endpoint-supported distributions. (see [Supported Linux distributions](mde-linux-prerequisites.md#supported-linux-distributions).)
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- The mirror server can be either an HTTP/HTTPS server or a network share server, such as an NFS Server.
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- The mirror server needs to have access to the following URLs:
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- `https://github.com/microsoft/mdatp-xplat.git`
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- `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2144709`
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#### Option 1: Clone the repo (Preferred)
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- [Install git](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/install-git/) on the mirror server.
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- Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repo.
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- Execute the command: `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/mdatp-xplat.git`
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1. [Install git](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/install-git/) on the mirror server.
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#### Option 2: Download the zip file
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2. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repo.
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- Download the zip file of the repo [from here](https://github.com/microsoft/mdatp-xplat/archive/refs/heads/master.zip).
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3. Run the following command: `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/mdatp-xplat.git`
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- Copy the zip file to the folder where you want to keep the script.
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#### Option 2: Download the zipped file
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- Extract the zip.
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1. [Download the zipped file](https://github.com/microsoft/mdatp-xplat/archive/refs/heads/master.zip).
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> [!NOTE]
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> Schedule a [cron job](linux-update-mde-linux.md#to-set-the-cron-job) to keep the repo/downloaded zip file updated to the latest version at regular intervals.
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2. Copy the downloaded file to the folder where you want to keep the script.
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3. Extract the zipped folder.
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4. Schedule a task or a [cron job](linux-update-mde-linux.md#to-set-the-cron-job) to keep the repo/downloaded zip file updated to the latest version at regular intervals.
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#### Local directory structure after cloning the repo or downloading the zipped file
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After cloning the repo/downloaded zip file, the local directory structure should be as follows:
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After cloning the repo or downloading the zipped file, the local directory structure should be as follows:
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```console
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user@vm:~/mdatp-xplat$ tree linux/definition_downloader/

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