Installation

how to install preen.

You can install Preen a few different ways. Note that the binary installation is the easiest method if you want to get started quickly. We support building from source if you want to have a local copy of the application code and make changes.

Homebrew

Download the executable via our Homebrew cask.

brew tap preendata/preen
brew install preen

Download binary

You can download a binary for your operating system and architecture from the GitHub Releases page.

# Using curl
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/preendata/preen/main/build/install.sh)"

# Using wget
sh -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/preendata/preen/main/build/install.sh -O -)"

Build from source

To build Preen from source, you need to have Go 1.23.0 or later installed on your system. Then, you can build the application using the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/preendata/preen.git
cd preen
make build

This will create a preen binary in the bin directory. You can add this to your PATH if you want to use the preen command from anywhere.

Validation

Test that you've correctly installed the application by executing

preen -h