Installation

This guide will walk you through installing Llamactl on your system.

Prerequisites

You need llama-server from llama.cpp installed:

# Quick install methods:
# Homebrew (macOS)
brew install llama.cpp

# Or build from source - see llama.cpp docs

Additional requirements for building from source:

Go 1.24 or later
Node.js 22 or later
Git
Sufficient disk space for your models

Installation Methods

Option 1: Download Binary (Recommended)

Download the latest release from the GitHub releases page:

# Linux/macOS - Get latest version and download
LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/lordmathis/llamactl/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
curl -L https://github.com/lordmathis/llamactl/releases/download/${LATEST_VERSION}/llamactl-${LATEST_VERSION}-$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(uname -m).tar.gz | tar -xz
sudo mv llamactl /usr/local/bin/

# Or download manually from:
# https://github.com/lordmathis/llamactl/releases/latest

# Windows - Download from releases page

Option 2: Build from Source

If you prefer to build from source:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lordmathis/llamactl.git
cd llamactl

# Build the web UI
cd webui && npm ci && npm run build && cd ..

# Build the application
go build -o llamactl ./cmd/server

Verification

Verify your installation by checking the version:

llamactl --version

Next Steps

Now that Llamactl is installed, continue to the Quick Start guide to get your first instance running!

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