Spin
Installation

Install to macOS

Spin easily runs on any macOS machine that runs Docker Desktop. Getting started is as simple as installing Docker Desktop, then running a single command to install spin.

Install Docker Desktop

MacOS does not ship with Docker by default. To get Docker installed, you will need "Docker Desktop", which is the official desktop tool developed by Docker.

Learn how to install Docker Desktop →

Download and install spin

Once Docker is installed, you are now ready to install spin. Run the installer with this simple command in your terminal. No root permissions required.

Install spin to your machine (no root permissions required)
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serversideup/spin/main/tools/install.sh)"

The above script will install spin at the user level in ~/.spin, using less than 300KB of storage.

Spin will prompt you if you want Spin to modify your PATH variable. If you press "Yes" follow the instructions on the screen. If you press "No" you will need to manually add Spin to your PATH.

Configuring your PATH variable manually

If you did not add spin to your PATH during the installation, you can manually add it to your PATH by adding this to your shell profile:

Run echo $0 in your terminal to figure out which shell you are using.
Add spin to your path
# Add this to `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bash_profile`
export PATH="$HOME/.spin/bin:$PATH"

In order to apply the changes to your current terminal session, you will need to run the source command.

Use the "source" command to apply your profile changes immediately
# If you're using ZSH
source ~/.zshrc

# If you're using Bash
source ~/.bash_profile

Validate it's working

You should be able to run this and get a result 🥳

Confirm spin is working correctly by getting the version
spin version

Introduction

The ultimate open-source solution for managing your server environments from development to production. Simple, lightweight, and fast. Based on Docker.

Install to Windows

Learn how to install Spin on Windows using the Linux Subsystem.