5 Welcome to `the Tahoe-LAFS project <http://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 <http://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev>`_ where
24 friendly hackers will help you out. You might also find clues in the
25 `Advanced Installation`_ section described below.
30 Check if you already have an adequate version of Python installed by
31 running ``python -V``. Python v2.4 (v2.4.4 or greater), Python v2.5,
32 Python v2.6, or Python v2.7 will work. Python v3 does not work. On
33 Windows, we recommend the use of Python v2.6 (native, not Cygwin). If
34 you don't have one of these versions of Python installed, then follow
35 the instructions on `the Python download page
36 <http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/>`_ to download and
37 install Python v2.6. Make sure that the path to the installation
38 directory has no spaces in it (e.g. on Windows, do not install Python
39 in the "Program Files" directory).
41 If you are on Windows, you now must manually install the pywin32
42 package from `the pywin32 site
43 <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/>`_ before getting
44 Tahoe-LAFS. Make sure to get the correct file for the version of Python
45 you are using -- e.g. ending in "py2.6.exe" for Python v2.6. If using
46 64-bit Windows, the file should have "win-amd64" in its name.
51 `Download the latest stable release, v1.8.1
52 <http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.1.zip>`_
57 Unpack the zip file and cd into the top-level directory.
59 Run ``python setup.py build`` to generate the ``tahoe`` executable in a
60 subdirectory of the current directory named ``bin``. This will download
61 and build anything you need from various websites.
63 On Windows, the ``build`` step might tell you to open a new Command
64 Prompt (or, on XP and earlier, to log out and back in again). This is
65 needed the first time you set up Tahoe-LAFS on a particular
66 installation of Windows.
68 Optionally run ``python setup.py test`` to verify that it passes all
71 Run ``bin/tahoe --version`` (on Windows, ``bin\tahoe --version``) to
72 verify that the executable tool prints out the right version number.
77 Now you are ready to deploy a decentralized filesystem. The ``tahoe``
78 executable in the ``bin`` directory can configure and launch your
79 Tahoe-LAFS nodes. See `running.rst <running.rst>`_ for instructions on
85 For optional features such as tighter integration with your operating
86 system's package manager, you can see the `AdvancedInstall
87 <http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/AdvancedInstall>`_ wiki page.
88 The options on that page are not necessary to use Tahoe-LAFS and can be
89 complicated, so we do not recommend following that page unless you have
90 unusual requirements for advanced optional features. For most people,
91 you should first follow the instructions on this page, and if that
92 doesn't work then ask for help by writing to `the tahoe-dev mailing
93 list <http://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev>`_.