Install `fastn`

Before you can use fastn you'll need to get it installed.

fastn is compatible with various operating systems, including Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Based on your machine and your choice of installation, you can select one of the following options:

For MacOS/Linux

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Recommended

We recommend installing fastn using the installer script. You can do this by running the below command in your terminal. This is the preferred method.

Installer Script

source <(curl -fsSL https://fastn.com/install.sh)

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fastn through pre-built binary (Recommended)
fastn from source

For Windows

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For Windows (Recommended)

We recommend you to install fastn through fastn installer: fastn.com/setup.exe. This is the preferred method as it only requires downloading the setup and installing it on your local system.

For Nix/NixOS

The fastn-stack/fastn is a Nix flake that you can use in various ways:

Directly run fastn without installing:

Run

nix run github:fastn-stack/fastn

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Add it as an input in your Nix flake:

Flake usage

{
  description = "A very basic flake";

  inputs.fastn.url = "github:fastn-stack/fastn";

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, fastn }:
  let
    system = "x86_64-linux";
    pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
  in
  {
    devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
        name = "my-fastn-shell";
        buildInputs = [ fastn.defaultPackage.${system} ];
      };
  };
}

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nix