Install the Solana Tool Suite CLI

MacOS & Linux

• Open your favorite Terminal application

• Install the Solana release v1.11.10 on your machine by running:\

sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/v1.11.10/install)"

• You can replace v1.11.10 with the release tag matching the software version of your desired release, or use one of the three symbolic channel names: stable, beta, or edge.

Windows

• Open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) as an Administrator

  • Search for Command Prompt in the Windows search bar. When the Command Prompt app appears, right-click and select “Open as Administrator”. If you are prompted by a pop-up window asking “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?”, click Yes.

• Copy and paste the following command, then press Enter to download the Solana installer into a temporary directory:

curl https://release.solana.com/v1.11.10/solana-install-init-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe --output C:\solana-install-tmp\solana-install-init.exe --create-dirs

• Copy and paste the following command, then press Enter to install the latest version of Solana. If you see a security pop-up by your system, please select to allow the program to run.

C:\solana-install-tmp\solana-install-init.exe v1.11.10

• When the installer is finished, press Enter.

• Close the command prompt window and re-open a new command prompt window as a normal user

• Confirm you have the desired version of solana installed by entering:

solana --version

• After a successful install, solana-install update may be used to easily update the Solana software to a newer version at any time.