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sonion

Install

Browser

Section titled “Browser”

Download your build from the downloads page, unzip it and open the app.

  • Windows: You may see a warning along the lines of “malware detected”, because the app isn’t signed by a paid certificate. For this, choose More info and select Run anyway.

  • macOS: Builds are experimental, pick aarch64 for Apple Silicon or x86_64 for Intel. If macOS blocks the app, open System Settings, then Privacy & Security and select Open Anyway.

  • Linux: Builds are experimental and need WebKitGTK:

Terminal window
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0

CLI

Section titled “CLI”

You only need the CLI to either host your sites or manage your domains from a terminal. To install, follow the steps:

Linux and macOS:

Terminal window
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redac1ed/sonion/main/install.sh | sh

Note: This installs to /usr/local/bin. Set SONION_INSTALL_DIR to choose another folder, or SONION_VERSION to install a specific release such as v0.3.0.

Windows (PowerShell):

Terminal window
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redac1ed/sonion/main/install.ps1 | iex

Note: This installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\sonion\bin and adds it to your PATH. Restart your terminal afterwards.

To check that it worked:

Terminal window
sonion --version

Update

Section titled “Update”

Run the same install command, or download the browser again. Alongside, replace the old browser app with the new one. Your settings and bookmarks are kept even after an update.