❓Which installation method is best for me?
This is a by-OS breakdown of how you can install the software on your machine.
As LRR is a server app first and foremost, its setup is a bit more complex than your usual Desktop application. However, a lot of work as been done behind the scenes to make it easy!
Look at the methods below for something that fits your OS and usage.
Linux/macOS: Homebrew
Homebrew allows you to quickly setup LRR on macOS and Linux without relying on containers or modifying your preinstalled system libaries.
Windows 10/11: LRR for Windows
This method works on 64-bit editions of Windows 10 only.
I provide a dedicated installer for Windows machines as of 0.6.0, complete with a GUI and autostart.
🪟LRR for Windows (Win10)Linux/macOS/Windows 10: Docker
Taking a page from sysadmin books, you can easily install LRR as a container with Docker. They're lightweight, easy to update, and automatically built/tested. I recommend this for NAS setups!
🐳Docker (All platforms)Linux/macOS: Installing from Source
Installing from source is a more involved procedure, but it does put you in full control and able to hack up the app's files as you wish.
🛠️Source Code (Linux/macOS)Linux/Community: Community provided install packages
Ready-to-install packages provided by voluntary maintainers or by a linux distribution itself.
🐧Community (Linux)FreeBSD/Jail
Similar to installing from source with an altered process for FreeBSD compatability.
👿Jail (FreeBSD)Windows 7 or 8: don't
Switch to 10 or Linux.
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