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1. 01

   Get your Mac ready.

   Use an Apple Silicon Mac (M series) with at least 20 GiB of disk space free. The command below installs missing Homebrew, Python, Minisign and Docker Desktop, then starts Docker for you. Existing tools are reused.

   This build is for Apple Silicon. Intel Mac support has not been verified.

2. 02

   Copy. Paste. Install.

   Open Terminal and run this one command. Follow any Mac permission or Homebrew prompts, and review Docker’s first-use agreement if shown. The installer opens Docker automatically and retries if its engine does not respond, then downloads about 3.1 GB, verifies the signed package and starts FellowBy.

   If Docker needs more memory, setup asks you to allocate at least 6 GiB in Docker’s settings and waits while you apply it. No download sign-in or activation key is needed.

curl --fail --silent --show-error --proto '=https' https://get.fellowby.com/install-mac.sh --output fellowby-install.sh &&
printf '%s\n' 'c1d9e719883bc80780ca08084c67637d9ab667a98d800579b0e3ae888f84ef39  fellowby-install.sh' | shasum -a 256 -c - &&
/bin/bash fellowby-install.sh --directory "$HOME/FellowBy"

The CLI downloads and verifies the complete signed package, then starts your local workspace. Open the browser only after installation to create your account and connect your AI provider. The physical Mac trial remains the final compatibility check.

1. Prepare your server

Use Debian 13 or Ubuntu 24.04 on an AMD64 VM. Replace both example domains with your configured HTTPS addresses, then run this command as a sudo administrator. It installs missing Docker Engine, Compose v2, Python, Minisign and AppArmor, starts Docker, and downloads the signed FellowBy package. No download sign-in or activation key is needed.

2. Run the installer

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-remove --no-upgrade -y ca-certificates curl &&
curl --fail --silent --show-error --proto '=https' https://get.fellowby.com/install-linux.sh --output fellowby-install.sh &&
printf '%s\n' 'd081bc6556dba3c630688d1e614bfd6bbecfd2caf4e3b13011958a4a6d7d2c6d  fellowby-install.sh' | sha256sum --check --strict &&
bash fellowby-install.sh \
  --directory /opt/fellowby \
  --name fellowby-beta-team \
  --origin https://studio.example.test \
  --preview-origin https://preview.example.test

3. Open your workspace

Keep the setup code printed in this Terminal. Open your configured workspace address, enter that code, then create an administrator account and register your name and email. Optional reporting and usage sharing start off. Connect your AI account after setup.

Prefer a manual download? Download the Linux ZIP. The signed manifest and file verification requirements still apply.

1. Get your computer ready

Use Windows x64 with Docker Desktop running in Linux containers mode. Allocate at least 6 GiB to Docker and keep 20 GiB of disk space free. Install Python 3.11 or newer and Minisign from their official sources. Make sure both tools are available in PowerShell.

2. Sign in and install

Open PowerShell in an empty folder and run the command below. It downloads the signed package and installs FellowBy without a browser sign-in. It works in Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7.

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri https://get.fellowby.com/install-desktop-x64.py -OutFile fellowby-install.py
py -3 -I -c "import hashlib, pathlib, sys; sys.exit(0 if hashlib.sha256(pathlib.Path('fellowby-install.py').read_bytes()).hexdigest() == 'fd96eb45718c46b279926700371fb53e25d7105c4668a11241e1a448d3af2ebd' else 1)"
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Installer checksum failed.' }
py -3 .\fellowby-install.py --directory "$HOME\FellowBy"

3. Open your workspace

Keep PowerShell open until the installer reports ready. The cold Windows test took about ten minutes, including download and first startup; timing varies. Then open http://localhost:28794. Copy the Server ownership code shown in PowerShell into browser setup. Finish registration and connect your AI account in the browser. Usage sharing starts off.

Fresh Windows Docker Desktop setup, isolated execution, restart and native voice checks have passed. The public CLI delivery is tested separately. Windows ARM has not been qualified.

1. Get your computer ready

For a local Linux x64 computer, use a local Docker Engine with Compose or Docker Desktop. You need Python 3.11 or newer, curl and Minisign on your PATH, at least 6 GiB available to Docker and 20 GiB of free storage. Install these from their official package sources. The desktop package keeps its execution sandbox inside a dedicated Linux guest; it does not turn off security profiles on your PC.

2. Sign in and install

Run this in a terminal on your PC. The command downloads and verifies the signed package without a browser sign-in. This local workspace listens on loopback; use the Linux VM tab for a shared remote server.

curl --fail --silent --show-error https://get.fellowby.com/install-desktop-x64.py --output fellowby-install.py &&
printf '%s\n' 'fd96eb45718c46b279926700371fb53e25d7105c4668a11241e1a448d3af2ebd  fellowby-install.py' | sha256sum --check --strict &&
python3 fellowby-install.py --directory "$HOME/FellowBy"

3. Open your workspace

Open http://localhost:28794 when ready. Copy the Server ownership code shown in Terminal, finish registration and connect an AI account. Optional usage sharing is off.

The signed x64 desktop package is available for early beta testing. A separate physical Linux PC run and distribution-specific lifecycle checks are still pending; this is not a promise of support for every Linux distribution.

1. Get your computer ready

Use an Intel Mac with a supported macOS version and at least 20 GiB free. This command installs missing Homebrew, Python, Minisign and Docker Desktop, starts Docker and continues with FellowBy. Complete any Mac permission, Homebrew or Docker agreement prompts yourself. If asked, allocate at least 6 GiB to Docker. Existing tools are reused; physical Intel Mac qualification is still pending.

curl --fail --silent --show-error --proto '=https' https://get.fellowby.com/install-mac.sh --output fellowby-install.sh &&
printf '%s\n' 'c1d9e719883bc80780ca08084c67637d9ab667a98d800579b0e3ae888f84ef39  fellowby-install.sh' | shasum -a 256 -c - &&
/bin/bash fellowby-install.sh --directory "$HOME/FellowBy"

3. Open your workspace

2. Sign in and install

The installer detects Docker’s architecture and selects the x64 package. When ready, open http://localhost:28794, copy the ownership code shown in Terminal and complete browser setup. No activation key or AI account is bundled.

Intel Mac execution and performance have not been tested on physical hardware. This is an experimental beta path; retain your existing installations and start with a new folder.

Docker Desktop is the engine used by the computer installations, rather than an extra operating system. Start it, use Linux containers and allocate at least 6 GiB. Then choose your host’s command below. The installer selects the signed image, creates isolated storage and starts the local workspace.

Check that Docker and Compose respond before installing:

docker version
docker compose version

Your workspace opens at http://localhost:28794. No privileged container, host Docker socket mount or disabled security profile is required. Internet access and a supported AI account are still needed.