Installation — Elide Docs

Elide has two channels: release (versions such as 1.6.0) and nightly (daily builds). The install scripts default to nightly.

macOS, Linux, or WSL

curl -sSL --tlsv1.2 elide.sh | bash -s -- --channel=release

Installs under ${ELIDE_HOME:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/elide} and adds bin to your shell profile.

Option	Effect
`--channel=release` or `--channel=nightly`	Select the channel (default `nightly`).
`--install-rev=VERSION`	Install a specific version.
`--install-dir=PATH`	Install somewhere else.
`--with-python`	Also install the Python component.
`--no-path`	Leave shell profiles unchanged.
`--help`	List every option without installing.

Windows

& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://elide.sh/install.ps1))) -Channel release

Installs under $env:ELIDE_HOME, or $env:LOCALAPPDATA\elide when that is unset. Options: -Channel, -InstallRev, -InstallDir, -WithPython, and -NoPath.

npm

npm install -g @elide-dev/elide

latest tracks release; install @elide-dev/elide@nightly for nightly. Set ELIDE_WITH_PYTHON=1 to include Python.

Python

Python is an optional component:

elide setup python

Install method	Python
Install script	`--with-python` (`-WithPython` on Windows), or `elide setup python` later
npm	`ELIDE_WITH_PYTHON=1` during `npm install`
Homebrew	Included
Container images	Included
apt, RPM, MSI, macOS installers	Not available; use one of the methods above

elide setup python uses the binary’s own channel; --channel=release or --channel=nightly overrides it.

Other methods

Packages & Installers: Homebrew, apt, RPM, macOS and Windows installers
Container Images
Continuous Integration
GitHub Releases: archives, checksums, and older builds. Keep an archive’s bin/ and lib/ together; bin/elide needs lib/.

Update a script install with elide upgrade, and a package-manager install through its manager.

Verify the install

elide --version
elide info

Verifying an Elide installation from the command line

elide info lists the available languages, including python when it is installed. If the shell cannot find elide, open a new terminal or add the install’s bin folder to PATH.

Platform	Architectures
Linux	`amd64`, `arm64`
macOS	Apple Silicon
Windows	`amd64`