# 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