Zebra/book/src/user/install.md

Installing Zebra

zebrad is still under development, so there is no supported packaging or install mechanism. To run zebrad, follow the instructions to compile zebrad for your platform:

1. Install cargo and rustc.
   • Using rustup installs the stable Rust toolchain, which zebrad targets.
2. Install Zebra's build dependencies:
   • libclang: the libclang, libclang-dev, llvm, or llvm-dev packages, depending on your package manager
   • clang or another C++ compiler: g++, Xcode, or MSVC
3. Run cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra --tag v1.0.0-beta.7 zebrad
4. Run zebrad start (see Running Zebra for more information)

If you're interested in testing out zebrad please feel free, but keep in mind that there is a lot of key functionality still missing.

Build Troubleshooting

If you're having trouble with:

Dependencies:

• use cargo install without --locked to build with the latest versions of each dependency
• sqlite linker errors: libsqlite3 is an optional dependency of the zebra-network/tor feature. If you don't have it installed, you might see errors like note: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lsqlite3. Follow the arti instructions to install libsqlite3, or use one of these commands instead:

cargo build
cargo build -p zebrad --all-features

Compilers:

• clang: install both libclang and clang - they are usually different packages
• libclang: check out the clang-sys documentation
• g++ or MSVC++: try using clang or Xcode instead
• rustc: use rustc 1.58 or later
  • Zebra does not have a minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) policy yet

Dependencies

Zebra primarily depends on pure Rust crates, and some Rust/C++ crates:

• rocksdb
• zcash_script

They will be automatically built along with zebrad.