Installation

Installation Guide

This guide covers all methods for installing Vespasian on your system.

Requirements

• Go 1.24+ (for building from source)
• Git (for cloning the repository)

Installation Methods

Method 1: Go Install (Recommended)

The simplest way to install Vespasian:

go install github.com/praetorian-inc/vespasian/cmd/vespasian@latest

This installs the vespasian binary to your $GOPATH/bin directory.

Method 2: Build from Source

Clone and build the repository:

git clone https://github.com/praetorian-inc/vespasian.git
cd vespasian
go build -o vespasian ./cmd/vespasian
sudo mv vespasian /usr/local/bin/

Verify Installation

vespasian version
vespasian list

Troubleshooting Installation

"command not found: vespasian"

Ensure your Go bin directory is in your PATH:

export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin

Build Errors

go clean -modcache
go mod download
go build ./cmd/vespasian