Installation — Elide Docs

Elide has two channels: release (versions such as 1.6.0) and nightly (daily builds). The install scripts default to release.

macOS, Linux, or WSL

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 --:

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.
`--no-path`	Leave shell profiles unchanged.
`--help`	List every option without installing.

Windows

& ([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:

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

elide --version
elide info

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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 🇺🇸

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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.

System requirements

Platform	Architecture	Minimum	Python component
Linux	`amd64`	glibc 2.34, kernel 4.18	Yes
Linux	`arm64`	glibc 2.34, kernel 4.18	Yes
macOS	Apple Silicon (`arm64`)	macOS 11	Yes
Windows	`amd64`	—	Yes

Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, RHEL 9, Fedora 35 and later meet the glibc floor. On older distributions (for example Debian 11) elide exits with version GLIBC_2.34 not found; use a container image there.
Alpine and other musl-based distributions are not supported (exec elide: no such file or directory).
Intel Macs are not supported.

Check your glibc with:

ldd --version | head -1