1 To install Shaarli, simply place the files in a directory under your webserver's
2 Document Root (or directly at the document root).
4 Also, please make sure your server meets the [requirements](Server-requirements)
5 and is properly [configured](Server-configuration).
7 Multiple releases branches are available:
9 - latest (last release)
10 - stable (previous major release)
11 - master (development)
13 Using one of the following methods:
15 - by downloading full release archives including all dependencies
16 - by downloading Github archives
17 - by cloning the Git repository
18 - using Docker: [see the documentation](docker/shaarli-images.md)
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22 ## Latest release (recommended)
24 ### Download as an archive
26 In most cases, you should download the latest Shaarli release from the [releases](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases) page. **Download our *shaarli-full* archive** to include dependencies.
28 The current latest released version is `v0.9.3`
31 $ wget https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/download/v0.9.3/shaarli-v0.9.3-full.zip
32 $ unzip shaarli-v0.9.3-full.zip
33 $ mv Shaarli /path/to/shaarli/
38 Cloning using `git` or downloading Github branches as zip files requires additional steps:
40 * Install [Composer](Unit-tests.md#install_composer) to manage Shaarli dependencies.
41 * Install [python3-virtualenv](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv) to build the local HTML documentation.
44 $ mkdir -p /path/to/shaarli && cd /path/to/shaarli/
45 $ git clone -b latest https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli.git .
46 $ composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
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55 The stable version has been experienced by Shaarli users, and will receive security updates.
58 ### Download as an archive
63 $ wget https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/archive/stable.zip
65 $ mv Shaarli-stable /path/to/shaarli/
68 As a .tar.gz archive :
71 $ wget https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/archive/stable.tar.gz
72 $ tar xvf stable.tar.gz
73 $ mv Shaarli-stable /path/to/shaarli/
78 Install [Composer](Unit-tests.md#install_composer) to manage Shaarli dependencies.
81 $ git clone https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli.git -b stable /path/to/shaarli/
82 # install/update third-party dependencies
83 $ cd /path/to/shaarli/
84 $ composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
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90 ## Development version (mainline)
92 _Use at your own risk!_
94 Install [Composer](Unit-tests.md#install_composer) to manage Shaarli dependencies.
96 To get the latest changes from the `master` branch:
99 # clone the repository
100 $ git clone https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli.git -b master /path/to/shaarli/
101 # install/update third-party dependencies
102 $ cd /path/to/shaarli
103 $ composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
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110 ## Finish Installation
112 Once Shaarli is downloaded and files have been placed at the correct location, open it this location your favorite browser.
114 ![install screenshot](images/install-shaarli.png)
116 Setup your Shaarli installation, and it's ready to use!
120 See [Upgrade and Migration](Upgrade-and-migration)