Installation

Choose your preferred installation method. One-line install is recommended for most users.

How This Relates to Network and Protocol

Installation here is for epress node software only. After startup, your node joins epress world and follows the epress world protocol for identity, connection, and content exchange.

Requirements Comparison

Method	Node.js	Docker	Git	Best For
One-line	Auto-installed	Not needed	Required	Most users
Docker	Not needed	Required	Not needed	Container users
Source	Required	Not needed	Required	Developers

Install Methods

Quickest Install

Run this command to install epress node with all dependencies:

curl -fsSL https://epress.world/install.sh | bash

What This Does

Checks for Node.js v20+ (installs via nvm if needed)
Checks for Git (prompts to install if missing)
Clones epress to ~/epress directory
Installs dependencies and builds the application
Starts the node (use systemd for production)

After Install

Open http://localhost:8543 in your browser to complete setup.

Common Commands

Stop node

Ctrl+C

Start node

cd ~/epress && npm start

Development mode

cd ~/epress && npm run dev

Update

cd ~/epress && git pull && npm install && npm run build && npm start

Default Ports

Port	Purpose
8543	Web interface
8544	API service