Installation

dotts can be installed on Linux and macOS. Choose your preferred method below.

Quick Install

The fastest way to install dotts is using our install script:

curl -fsSL https://dotts.4o4.sh/install.sh | sh

wget -qO- https://dotts.4o4.sh/install.sh | sh

This will:

Detect your operating system and architecture
Download the latest release from GitHub
Install the binary to ~/.local/bin
Add the directory to your PATH

Environment Variables

You can customize the installation with environment variables:

Variable	Description	Default
`DOTTS_VERSION`	Specific version to install	`latest`
`DOTTS_DIR`	Installation directory	`~/.local/bin`
`DOTTS_NO_MODIFY_PATH`	Skip PATH modification	unset

Example with custom options:

DOTTS_VERSION=v1.0.0 DOTTS_DIR=/usr/local/bin curl -fsSL https://dotts.4o4.sh/install.sh | sh

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually, download the appropriate binary from the GitHub releases page.

Linux (amd64)

curl -LO https://github.com/arthur404dev/dotts/releases/latest/download/dotts_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf dotts_linux_amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv dotts /usr/local/bin/

Linux (arm64)

curl -LO https://github.com/arthur404dev/dotts/releases/latest/download/dotts_linux_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xzf dotts_linux_arm64.tar.gz
sudo mv dotts /usr/local/bin/

macOS (Apple Silicon)

curl -LO https://github.com/arthur404dev/dotts/releases/latest/download/dotts_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xzf dotts_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
sudo mv dotts /usr/local/bin/

macOS (Intel)

curl -LO https://github.com/arthur404dev/dotts/releases/latest/download/dotts_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf dotts_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv dotts /usr/local/bin/

Building from Source

Building from source requires Go 1.21 or later.

git clone https://github.com/arthur404dev/dotts.git
cd dotts
make build
sudo mv dotts /usr/local/bin/

Verify Installation

After installation, verify that dotts is working:

dotts --version

Next Steps

Now that dotts is installed, run the initialization wizard:

dotts init

See the Starter Template guide for more information on getting started.

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