# Linux/MacOS Install

# Manual Git install

For MacOS / Linux all of these will be done in a Terminal.

1. Install git and nodeJS (the method for doing this will vary depending on your OS)
2. Clone the repo

• for Release Branch: git clone https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern -b release
• for Staging Branch: git clone https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern -b staging

3. cd SillyTavern to navigate into the install folder.
4. Run the start.sh script with one of these commands:

• ./start.sh
• bash start.sh

# SillyTavern Launcher

# For Linux users

1. Open your favorite terminal and install git
2. Download Sillytavern Launcher with: git clone https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Launcher.git
3. Navigate to the SillyTavern-Launcher with: cd SillyTavern-Launcher
4. Start the install launcher with: chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh and choose what you wanna install
5. After installation start the launcher with: chmod +x launcher.sh && ./launcher.sh

# For Mac users

1. Open a terminal and install brew with: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
2. Then install git with: brew install git
3. Download Sillytavern Launcher with: git clone https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Launcher.git
4. Navigate to the SillyTavern-Launcher with: cd SillyTavern-Launcher
5. Start the install launcher with: chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh and choose what you wanna install
6. After installation start the launcher with: chmod +x launcher.sh && ./launcher.sh