Mago

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Installation ​

Installing Mago is a quick process with several options to suit your environment and preferences.

Shell installer (macOS & Linux) ​

This is the recommended method for most macOS and Linux users. Our script automatically downloads the correct binary for your system and adds it to your path.

Using curl ​

sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash

Using wget ​

sh
wget -qO- https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash

Manual download ​

You can always download a pre-compiled binary directly from our GitHub Releases page. This is the recommended method for Windows and a reliable fallback for other systems.

  1. Navigate to the Mago releases page.
  2. Download the appropriate archive for your operating system (e.g., mago-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip for Windows).
  3. Unzip the archive.
  4. Place the mago.exe (or mago) executable in a directory that is part of your system's PATH environment variable.

Package managers ​

These methods are convenient but may be managed by the community or experience slight publishing delays. If you use Homebrew or Cargo, it is crucial to run mago self-update immediately after installation.

Composer (PHP project) ​

To add Mago as a development dependency to your PHP project via Composer:

sh
composer require --dev carthage-software/mago:^1.0.0-beta.28

Homebrew (macOS) ​

WARNING

The Homebrew formula for Mago is community-managed and often lags significantly behind official releases. This method is not recommended unless you follow it with a self-update.

  1. Install the potentially outdated version from Homebrew:
    sh
    brew install mago
  2. Immediately run mago self-update to get the latest official version:
    sh
    mago self-update

Cargo (Rust) ​

INFO

Publishing to crates.io can sometimes be delayed after a new release.

  1. Install from Crates.io:
    sh
    cargo install mago
  2. Run mago self-update to ensure you have the absolute latest version:
    sh
    mago self-update

Verify installation ​

Once installed, you can verify that Mago is working correctly by checking its version:

sh
mago --version