Installation

To start developing with Aura, you'll need the Aura CLI. Follow the instructions below based on your operating system and preferred installation method.

🚀 Quick Install (Recommended)

You can install Aura using our official installer script. This will download the latest pre-built binary and set up your environment automatically.

macOS & Linux

curl -fsSL https://get.aura-lang.org | sh

Windows (PowerShell)

iwr -useb https://get.aura-lang.org/install.ps1 | iex

📦 Manual Binary Download

If you prefer to install manually, you can download the latest binaries directly from our GitHub Releases.

1. Download the archive for your architecture (e.g., aura-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz).
2. Extract the archive.
3. Move the aura binary to a directory in your PATH (like /usr/local/bin).

🛠 Building from Source

Aura is built with Rust. If you have the Rust toolchain installed, you can build it from source:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/aura-lang/aura-rust.git
   cd aura-rust

2. Build the compiler:

   cargo build --release

3. Install the binary: The compiled binary will be located at ./target/release/aura. You can symlink it or move it to your path.

✅ Verifying Installation

Once installed, check that Aura is working correctly by running:

aura --version

You should see an output similar to: Aura version 0.1.0

[!TIP] Make sure you are using an Apple Silicon (AArch64) machine if you want to use the native backend, as it is our primary focus. Support for x86_64 is available via the IR/LLVM backend.