5 Welcome to `the Tahoe-LAFS project <https://tahoe-lafs.org>`_, a secure,
6 decentralized, fault-tolerant storage system. `About Tahoe-LAFS
12 This procedure has been verified to work on Windows, Mac, OpenSolaris,
13 and too many flavors of Linux and of BSD to list. It's likely to work
19 There are a few 3rd party libraries that Tahoe-LAFS depends on that
20 might not be easy to set up on your platform. If the following
21 instructions don't Just Work without any further effort on your part,
22 then please write to `the tahoe-dev mailing list
23 <https://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev>`_ where
24 friendly hackers will help you out.
29 Check if you already have an adequate version of Python installed by
30 running ``python -V``. Python v2.4 (v2.4.4 or greater), Python v2.5,
31 Python v2.6, or Python v2.7 will work. Python v3 does not work. On
32 Windows, we recommend the use of Python v2.6 (native, not Cygwin). If
33 you don't have one of these versions of Python installed, then follow
34 the instructions on `the Python download page
35 <http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/>`_ to download and
36 install Python v2.6. Make sure that the path to the installation
37 directory has no spaces in it (e.g. on Windows, do not install Python
38 in the "Program Files" directory).
43 `Download the latest stable release, v1.9.1
44 <https://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.9.1.zip>`_
49 Unpack the zip file and cd into the top-level directory.
51 Run ``python setup.py build`` to generate the ``tahoe`` executable in a
52 subdirectory of the current directory named ``bin``. This will download
53 and build anything you need from various websites.
55 On Windows, the ``build`` step might tell you to open a new Command
56 Prompt (or, on XP and earlier, to log out and back in again). This is
57 needed the first time you set up Tahoe-LAFS on a particular
58 installation of Windows.
60 Optionally run ``python setup.py test`` to verify that it passes all of
63 Run ``bin/tahoe --version`` (on Windows, ``bin\tahoe --version``) to
64 verify that the executable tool prints out the right version number.
69 Now you are ready to deploy a decentralized filesystem. The ``tahoe``
70 executable in the ``bin`` directory can configure and launch your
71 Tahoe-LAFS nodes. See `running.rst <running.rst>`_ for instructions on
77 For optional features such as tighter integration with your operating
78 system's package manager, you can see the `AdvancedInstall
79 <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/AdvancedInstall>`_ wiki page.
80 The options on that page are not necessary to use Tahoe-LAFS and can be
81 complicated, so we do not recommend following that page unless you have
82 unusual requirements for advanced optional features. For most people,
83 you should first follow the instructions on this page, and if that
84 doesn't work then ask for help by writing to `the tahoe-dev mailing
85 list <https://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev>`_.