# Installation

Currently the only way to install ConiFW is via pip, using the git repository
as a source. Installation is best performed on a host with Debian 13 (trixie)
which is the current development target.

If you want to install or try it out using a virtualenv, first create and
activate it:

```shell

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
```

Then you can install conifw:

```shell
   pip3 install git+https://codeberg.org/habalux/conifw.git@main
```

Run ```conifw --help``` to verify if the installation worked. Then you can move on
to [configuration](configuration/index).