install-cli.md

Install VDB Builder

This article provides instructions for installing and launching the VDB Builder command line interface (cli).

Installation options

To install the VDB Builder cli, you have two options:

1. Download a pre-built kit
2. Build latest source

1. Download a pre-built kit

This is the preferred installation method. A kit is available on sourceforge :

1. Download the VDB Builder zip

2. Copy the VDB Builder zip file into a folder on your file system and extract it.

3. Open a terminal window at the install folder, then at the command prompt enter $ ./vdbbuilder.sh

2. Build from source repository

Alternately, you can build from our source repository. To build a kit from the latest source:

1. Go to our GitHub Repository

2. Follow the github instructions to download and build the codebase. After a successful build, the VDB Builder zip file (vdbbuilder.build-*-vdbbuilder-console.zip) will be located under the /build/target directory.

3. Copy the VDB Builder zip file into a new folder on your file system, and extract it.

4. Open a terminal window at the install folder, then at the command prompt enter $ ./vdbbuilder.sh - as shown below