# Linux/MacOS Install

For MacOS 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