Installation

Choose the installer for your operating system. The scripts install the latest release by default; pass --channel=nightly for daily builds. Check system requirements before installing.

Already installed? Run your first program.

For Python, use the install script with --with-python, Homebrew, or a container. The package installers do not include Python; see Python.

macOS, Linux, or WSL

Terminal

bash

curl -sSL --tlsv1.2 elide.sh | bash

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

Terminal

bash

curl -sSL --tlsv1.2 elide.sh | bash -s -- --channel=nightly --with-python

Option	Effect
`--channel=release` or `--channel=nightly`	Select the channel (default `release`).
`--install-rev=VERSION`	Install a specific version.
`--install-dir=PATH`	Install somewhere else.
`--with-python`	Also install the Python component.
`--libc=glibc` or `--libc=musl`	Pick the Linux `amd64` build (default: detected, see System requirements).
`--no-path`	Leave shell profiles unchanged.
`--help`	List every option without installing.

Windows

Run this in PowerShell. For WSL, use the Linux command inside your WSL terminal.

Terminal

powershell

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

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

Python

Python is an optional component:

Terminal

bash

elide setup python

Install method	Python
Install script	`--with-python` (`-WithPython` on Windows), or `elide setup python` later
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

Terminal

bash

elide --version
elide info

Verifying an Elide installation from the command line

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  1.6.0
Elide - putting the java back in javascript
Version: 1.6.0+6e718933f
Mode: release
Channel: dev
Platform: linux-amd64
Languages: js, ts, wasm, pkl, python
Transport: HTTP=native/v2 server, netty/v2 client; Maven=netty/v2; family=v2; driver=epoll; HTTP fal
lback=none; active sockets=none
Security: HTTP=server Rustls, client Rustls; Maven=Rustls
Crypto: JCA SHA-256=AmazonCorrettoCryptoProvider; AES/GCM=AmazonCorrettoCryptoProvider; native=ffm-r
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GC: Serial
Locale: en-US 🇺🇸

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.

Next: run your first program in JavaScript or TypeScript, Python, or Java and Kotlin. If Python is missing, follow the component setup.

System requirements

Platform	Architecture	Minimum	Python component
Linux	`amd64`	glibc 2.17, kernel 4.18	Yes
Linux, static musl build	`amd64`	kernel 4.18	No
Linux	`arm64`	glibc 2.17, kernel 4.18	Yes
macOS	Apple Silicon (`arm64`)	macOS 11	Yes
Windows	`amd64`	—	Yes

glibc 2.17 covers RHEL and CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2, Ubuntu 14.04, Debian 8 and later; the kernel must also be 4.18 or newer.
The static musl build (elide.linux-amd64-musl.* on GitHub Releases) runs on any amd64 Linux, including Alpine. It runs JavaScript, TypeScript and WebAssembly, and compiles Java and Kotlin; it includes no Python and no JDK, so elide java runs programs on an installed JDK (JAVA_HOME or java on PATH), and elide native-image needs an installed native-image. The install script picks it on musl hosts; --libc=glibc or --libc=musl overrides the choice.
On arm64, musl is not supported (exec elide: no such file or directory); use a container image there.
Intel Macs are not supported.

Check your glibc with:

Terminal

bash

ldd --version | head -1