> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://njf.gitbook.io/fluent_cli_gitbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://njf.gitbook.io/fluent_cli_gitbook/installation-option-1-cargo-install.md).

# Installation Option 1: Cargo Install

1. Run `cargo install`

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```bash
cargo install --git https://github.com/njfio/fluent_cli.git
```

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2. This will install the `fluent` executable to

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```
~/.cargo/fluent
```

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3. Create a fluent profile directory.

> Creating this directory as a git repository allows your config.json and amber.yaml file to be versioned, protected, and used across any system you want to use `fluent` on.

```
mkdir ~/.fluent_cli
```

4. Download the config.json file from the repository.

<https://github.com/njfio/fluent_cli/blob/main/fluent_cli/config.json>

5. Copy that file to your fluent\_cli profile path.

```
cp ~/Downloads/config.json ~/.fluent_cli
```

6. If you have not used amber, <https://github.com/fpco/amber>, you need to initialize the repository.

```
cd ~/.fluent_cli
amber init
```

> <mark style="color:orange;">MAKE SURE YOU SAVE THE RESULTING PRIVATE KEY IN A PASSWORD STORE</mark>

7. Create both the two necessary user `env` entries.

```bash
export AMBER_YAML=/path/to/your/user/profile/.fluent_cli/amber.yaml
export FLUENT_CLI_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/your/user/profile/.fluent_cli/config.json
```