# Installation ## Binary Or you can download the binary from the [releases][releases] page and add to your $PATH. DEB and RPM packages are also available. The `task_checksums.txt` file contains the sha256 checksum for each file. ## Homebrew If you're on macOS or Linux and have [Homebrew][homebrew] installed, getting Task is as simple as running: ```bash brew install go-task/tap/go-task ``` > This installation method is only currently supported on amd64 architectures. ## Snap Task is available for [Snapcraft][snapcraft], but keep in mind that your Linux distribution should allow classic confinement for Snaps to Task work right: ```bash sudo snap install task ``` ## Scoop If you're on Windows and have [Scoop][scoop] installed, use `extras` bucket to install Task like: ```cmd scoop bucket add extras scoop install task ``` This installation method is community owned. After a new release of Task, it may take some time until it's available on Scoop. ## Go Task now uses [Go Modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules), which means you may have trouble compiling it on older Go versions. For CI environments we recommend using the [Install Script](#install-script) instead, which is faster and more stable, since it'll just download the latest released binary, instead of compiling the edge (master branch) version. Installing in your `$GOPATH`: ```bash go get -u -v github.com/go-task/task/cmd/task ``` Installing in another directory: ```bash git clone https://github.com/go-task/task cd task # compiling binary to $GOPATH/bin go install -v # compiling it to another location # use -o ./task.exe on Windows go build -v -o ./task ./cmd/task ``` Both methods requires having the [Go][go] environment properly setup locally. ## Install script We also have a [install script][installscript], which is very useful on scenarios like CIs. Many thanks to [godownloader][godownloader] for allowing easily generating this script. ```bash curl -sL https://taskfile.dev/install.sh | sh ``` > This method will download the binary on the local `./bin` directory by default. [go]: https://golang.org/ [snapcraft]: https://snapcraft.io/ [homebrew]: https://brew.sh/ [installscript]: https://github.com/go-task/task/blob/master/install-task.sh [releases]: https://github.com/go-task/task/releases [godownloader]: https://github.com/goreleaser/godownloader [scoop]: https://scoop.sh/