# APM install **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Created:** [June 15, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-install/136100 "2018-06-15T13:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CDR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@CDR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CDR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-install/136100/1 "2018-06-15T13:23:38Z")
My current usage of the Elastic stack requires that I keep the files needed to run Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana in a zipped file. When someone wishes to use my deployment they simply unzip it and run a batch script which starts ELK through their respective batch files. With the addition of Xpack to the Elastic stack in release 6.3.0 I want to take advantage of the APM features. I am unsure if I am able to include the features without installing it as a service. Can APM fit into my use case? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![aravindputrevu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aravindputrevu/32/24816_2.png) [@aravindputrevu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aravindputrevu)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-install/136100/2 "2018-06-16T07:04:33Z")
To leverage APM features, You need to add one more binary (APM Server) to your ZIP and make some changes to your batch file. You can find APM Server related documentation [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/get-started/current/index.html) and you can download APM Server from [here](https://www.elastic.co/downloads) Also, you need to integrate language specific APM Agent into your application. Documentation for language agents can be found [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-install/136100/3 "2018-07-07T03:04:33Z")
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