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Install

Choose your preferred installation method based on your operating system and development setup.

🍺 Homebrew (macOS)

The easiest way to install Monstarillo on macOS:

brew tap monstarillo/monstarillo
brew install monstarillo

Verification

Test your installation: monstarillo --help

🐹 Go Install (All Platforms)

If you have Go installed, you can install Monstarillo directly:

go install github.com/monstarillo/monstarillo@latest

Add to PATH

After installation, ensure Monstarillo is in your PATH:

# Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"

# Reload your shell or run:
source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc

# Add Go bin directory to your PATH environment variable
$env:PATH += ";$(go env GOPATH)\bin"

# To make it permanent, add to system PATH via:
# System Properties → Environment Variables → PATH

Verify Installation

# Check Go environment
go env GOPATH

# Test Monstarillo installation  
monstarillo --version

🔧 Prerequisites

Install Go (if needed)

Don't have Go installed? Get it here:

Download Go

Minimum Requirements: - Go 1.19 or later - 64-bit operating system

Verify Go Installation

go version
# Should output: go version go1.x.x ...

✅ Verify Installation

Once installed, verify Monstarillo is working:

monstarillo --help

You should see the Monstarillo help menu with available commands and options.

🚀 Next Steps

Now that Monstarillo is installed, let's set up your first project:

Configure Templates →

🆘 Troubleshooting

Command not found? - Ensure $GOPATH/bin is in your PATH - Try running which monstarillo to check installation location

Permission issues? - On macOS/Linux, you may need to run with sudo - Ensure you have write permissions to your Go workspace