INSTALL GUIDE

March 9, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

In addition to curl, chandler also supports alternative installation methods.

INSTALL (CARGO)

chandler is packaged as a Rust crate.

cargo install chandler

Prerequisites

INSTALL (DOCKER)

Docker Hub

chandler is packaged as a Docker image.

docker pull n4jm4/chandler

Prerequisites

INSTALL (PRECOMPILED BINARIES)

Precompiled binaries may be installed manually.

Install

  1. Download a tarball corresponding to your environment's architecture and OS.

  2. Extract executables into a selected directory.

    Examples:

    • ~/.local/bin (XDG compliant per-user)
    • /usr/local/bin (XDG compliant global)
    • ~/bin (BSD)
    • ~\AppData\Local (native Windows)

Postinstall

Ensure the selected directory is registered with your shell's PATH environment variable.

Uninstall

Remove the application executables from the selected directory.

System Requirements

Bitness

64

Operating Systems

  • FreeBSD 13 (Intel)
  • Illumos (Intel)
  • Linux (ARM, Intel)
  • macOS 26 Tahoe+ (ARM, Intel)
  • NetBSD 10.1 (Intel)
  • Windows 11+ (ARM, Intel)

INSTALL (COMPILE FROM SOURCE)

chandler may be compiled from source.

git clone https://github.com/mcandre/chandler.git
cd chandler
cargo install --force --path .

Prerequisites

For more details on developing chandler, see our development guide.