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The preferred method to install watchmaker
is from the Python Package Index
(PyPi), using pip. Without any other options, this will always install
the most recent stable release.
python3 -m pip install watchmaker
If you do not have Python or pip, this Python installation guide can guide you through the process.
.. note::
Versions 10 and later of ``pip`` do not support Python 2.6. On CentOS 6 and
RHEL 6, Python 2.6 is the system version of Python. If you are using Python
2.6 with ``watchmaker``, you will need to restrict the ``pip`` install such
that a version earlier than 10 is installed. See the relevant question in
the [FAQ](faq.html) for more details.
Watchmaker can also be built and installed from source, using git
and pip
.
The sources for watchmaker
are available from the GitHub repo.
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First clone the public repository to pull the code to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/plus3it/watchmaker.git --recursive && cd watchmaker
This project uses submodules, so it's easiest to use the
--recursive
flag, as above. If you don't, you will need to pull in the submodules as well:git submodule update --init --recursive
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If you want to install a specific branch or tag, check it out before installing Watchmaker:
git checkout <branch-tag-foo>
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Then you can install Watchmaker:
python3 -m pip install .
Standalone packages are a beta feature and may not function in all environments.
Watchmaker can also be downloaded and executed in an all-in-one package containing Watchmaker's dependencies, such as Python and necessary Python packages. Packages are available for Windows and Linux.
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Download the Watchmaker standalone package for your desired platform from GitHub Releases or AWS S3.
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GitHub Releases shows the available Watchmaker versions and includes links to the Windows and Linux packages, and SHA256 hashes. The latest release can also be directly accessed on GitHub.
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The AWS S3 bucket also contains versioned Watchmaker packages and corresponding SHA256 hashes. To access versions on S3, construct a URL using these examples for version 0.9.7:
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Links to the latest versions of Watchmaker and SHA hashes on S3 are:
- https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-standalone-linux-x86_64
- https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-sha256-linux-x86_64.json
- https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-standalone-windows-amd64.exe
- https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-sha256-windows-amd64.json
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From PowerShell, the Windows package can be downloaded as follows:
PS C:\wam> $url = "https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-standalone-windows-amd64.exe" PS C:\wam> (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, "watchmaker.exe")
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From the command line, the Linux package can be downloaded as follows:
# curl -so watchmaker https://watchmaker.cloudarmor.io/releases/latest/watchmaker-latest-standalone-linux-x86_64
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For the latest package, the version of Watchmaker can be determined by viewing the contents of the SHA256 hash file or by executing the package with the
--version
flag.
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Verify the integrity of the standalone package.
Compare the SHA256 hash contained in the downloaded hash file to a hash you compute for the package.
For Linux, execute this command to compute the SHA256 hash:
# shasum -a 256 watchmaker-latest-standalone-linux-x86_64
For Windows, execute this command to compute the SHA256 hash:
PS C:\wam> Get-FileHash watchmaker-latest-standalone-windows-amd64.exe | Format-List
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Set executable access permission.
For Linux, you will need to set the access permissions to allow the standalone executable to run. Below is an example:
# chmod +x watchmaker-latest-standalone-linux-x86_64