Devbox.md

Install Devbox

Install on Linux

Run the following install script as a non-root user to install the latest version of Devbox:

curl -fsSL https://get.jetify.com/devbox | bash

Devbox requires the Nix Package Manager. If Nix is not detected when running a command, Devbox will install it for you in single-user mode for Linux. Don't worry: You can use Devbox without needing to learn the Nix Language.

Install on Macos

Run the following install script to install the latest version of Devbox:

curl -fsSL https://get.jetify.com/devbox | bash

Devbox requires the Nix Package Manager. If Nix is not detected when running a command, Devbox will install it in multi-user mode for macOS.

Install on WSL2

You can use Devbox on a Windows machine using Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.

Installing WSL2

To install WSL2 with the default Ubuntu distribution, open Powershell or Windows Command Prompt as an administrator, and run:

wsl --install

If WSL2 is already installed, you can install Ubuntu by running

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

If you are running an older version of Windows, you may need to follow the manual installation steps to enable virtualization and WSL2 on your system. See the official docs for more details

Run the following script in your WSL2 terminal as a non-root user to install Devbox.

curl -fsSL https://get.jetify.com/devbox | bash

Devbox requires the Nix Package Manager. If Nix is not detected on your machine when running a command, Devbox will automatically install it in single user mode for WSL2