# Building for Windows on Linux

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/building-for-windows-on-linux/358294>\
**Category:** Platform & Builds\
**Tags:** Linux, build, unreal-engine, packaging-projects, question\
**Created:** [May 23, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/building-for-windows-on-linux/358294 "2016-05-23T12:57:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/building-for-windows-on-linux/358294/2 "2016-05-23T14:21:21Z")

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Hey -

It is possible to use a cross compile toolchain to compile for Linux using Windows. Here is documentation on the setup and process:

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