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Install `fastn` on Windows

For Windows machine, there are three ways to install fastn.

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Our Recommendation

On Windows, we recommend you to install fastn through fastn installer:

To install fastn_setup.exe, on your browser, use the URL: fastn.com/setup.exe

This is the preferred method as it only requires downloading the setup and installing it on your local system.

fastn is written using rust language, if you are familiar with it and want to use fastn for your project or for experimentation, you can do it by building the source.

Based on your machine and your choice of installation, you can select one of the following options:

`fastn` using `installer`

Download the setup named fastn_setup.exe
Run the setup and follow the installation steps
Once the setup is complete, you will have fastn installed in your system

To verify, open command prompt and execute the command, fastn

If you see the Help text of the fastn command, it confirms that fastn is successfully installed.

`fastn` through `pre-built binary`

Download the executable from the Releases page
Click on latest release
Get the latest executable file for windows in the releases page, under Assets
Once downloaded, select Keep option and ignore the warning
Create a folder named FASTN (UpperCase) in your C drive
Paste the downloaded executable and rename it as fastn (not fastn.exe)
Go to Settings and search Environment Variable
In the System Settings box, click Environment Variable
Double click on Path
Click on New button
Set a Path for FASTN in your machine's Environment Variable

New Path

C:FASTN

Lang:

ftd

Click OK to close all pop-ups.

Installation of fastn is complete.

To verify, open a fresh command prompt window and execute the command, fastn

If you see the Help text of the fastn command, it confirms that fastn is successfully installed.

Common errors to avoid

While renaming the file name make sure to write fastn and not fastn.exe
Check that your machine has the latest version of fastn
Make sure to start a fresh session of command prompt, to verify the installation

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Tip

New to the concept of command prompt and want to read about it?

Checkout the Command Prompt documentation.

`fastn` from `source`

fastn is written using rust language, if you are familiar with it and want to use fastn for your project or for experimentation, you can do it by building the source.

fastn is open source project. You can clone the fastn github repository:

git clone https://github.com/fastn-stack/fastn.git

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fastn is implemented using Rust, using 2021 edition, so minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is 1.65.0.

cd fastn
cargo test
cargo build

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Once you have installed the fastn you can start using FTD.

Happy building.

Install fastn on Windows

fastn using installer

fastn through pre-built binary

Common errors to avoid

fastn from source

Install `fastn` on Windows

`fastn` using `installer`

`fastn` through `pre-built binary`

`fastn` from `source`