# Trying to install writefreely, CLI-Only **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation\ **Created:** [January 21, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306 "2019-01-21T19:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/u/codepupper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/1 "2019-01-21T19:47:35Z")
Heya, I’m trying to install WriteFreely on a Server where I only have CLI Access. How would I go about that? I’ve already tried to `go get` it but the schema that was shown in the Repo did not work for me. Thanks for any help! ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/2 "2019-01-21T20:53:14Z")
Hey, is it the database schema that didn’t work? Or something else? And do you _need_ to install from source? That is, do you plan on modifying the software? ---
**Author:** ![codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/u/codepupper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/3 "2019-01-21T20:57:04Z")
I don’t know how else I’d install, I tried to use the #quick-start part but didn’t know how to use it, after I used `go get -d github.com/writeas/writefreely/cmd/writefreely` ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/4 "2019-01-21T21:20:54Z")
If you don’t need to modify the software, you can download the fully-built application and skip all the Go / Node.js / everything compilation. Basically, you’ll download the latest release and extract the files on your server ([here’s how to do that](https://discuss.write.as/t/slightly-less-simple-install-how-to/303/2)), then run the commands shown on the [Getting Started](https://writefreely.org/start) page. [This thread](https://discuss.write.as/t/slightly-less-simple-install-how-to/303) has a good walkthrough if you’re starting from scratch, or aren’t familiar with nginx / systemd on Ubuntu. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/5 "2019-01-21T21:34:46Z")
Ah, I missed this before – to clarify, everything in the Quick Start section of the README is meant to be run from the command-line. (I’m updating the docs to reflect this now.) ---
**Author:** ![codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/u/codepupper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/6 "2019-01-21T21:36:34Z")
but how do I even download a release when I don’t have access to a graphical interface? ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/7 "2019-01-21T21:40:01Z")
You can download to your local machine and then upload via FTP, as mentioned in that thread, or use the instructions I linked to before, which include using the `wget` command: > [@matt](#): > > ([here’s how to do that](https://discuss.write.as/t/slightly-less-simple-install-how-to/303/2)) ---
**Author:** ![codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@codepupper](https://discuss.write.as/u/codepupper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/8 "2019-01-21T23:15:22Z")
I got it to work with the Help of a friend, now I’m only missing the CSS Stuff. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/9 "2019-01-23T02:27:43Z")
Great! What CSS stuff is missing? ---
**Author:** ![JulianDumitrascu](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/juliandumitrascu/32/429_2.png) [@JulianDumitrascu](https://discuss.write.as/u/JulianDumitrascu)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/10 "2019-12-31T18:14:39Z")
I’d like somebody to share with me the instructions on how to install Write Freely on Windows 10. The file writefreely.exe, downloaded from [here](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.11.2), will not run. I wouldn’t say I understand these [configuration instructions](https://writefreely.org/start), either. They seem neither precise, nor complete. Who will provide better instructions? What should I do in exchange for this service? I and my team can help you provide such instructions more effectively. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/11 "2020-01-01T14:02:50Z")
Hey Julian, we’d appreciate any contributions you could make to the documentation! What error did you get when you tried to run the executable from the command-line? Also, in the install instructions, you’ll replace the `writefreely` commands with `writefreely.exe`. But I agree, we should make that more clear for Windows users. Thanks for the input! ---
**Author:** ![JulianDumitrascu](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/juliandumitrascu/32/429_2.png) [@JulianDumitrascu](https://discuss.write.as/u/JulianDumitrascu)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/trying-to-install-writefreely-cli-only/306/12 "2020-01-28T17:42:04Z")
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