Installation

On Linux and macOS

If you use Linux or macOS, there are two different ways to install Foundry.

Install the latest release by using foundryup

This is the easiest option for Linux and macOS users.

Open your terminal and type in the following command:

curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash

This will download foundryup. Then install Foundry by running:

foundryup

If everything goes well, you will now have three binaries at your disposal: forge, cast, and anvil.

💡 Tip

To update foundryup after installation, simply run foundryup again, and it will update to the latest Foundry release. You can also revert to a specific version of Foundry with foundryup -v $VERSION.

Building from source

To build from source, you need to get Rust and Cargo. The easiest way to get both is by using rustup.

On Linux and macOS, this is done as follows:

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

It will download a script and start the installation.

On Windows, build from source

If you use Windows, you need to build from source to get Foundry.

Download and run rustup-init from rustup.rs. It will start the installation in a console.

After this, run the following to build Foundry from source:

cargo install --git https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry foundry-cli anvil --bins --locked

To update from source, run the same command again.

Using with Docker

Foundry can also be used entirely within a Docker container. If you don't have it, Docker can be installed directly from Docker's website.

Once installed, you can download the latest release by running:

docker pull ghcr.io/foundry-rs/foundry:latest

It is also possible to build the docker image locally. From the Foundry repository, run:

docker build -t foundry .

ℹ️ Note

Some machines (including those with M1 chips) may be unable to build the docker image locally. This is a known issue.