SilverBullet is distributed as a single server binary available for the following platforms:
note Which file should I download? The releases page lists two families of zip files:
silverbullet-server-<os>-<arch>.zip: this is what you want, the actual SilverBullet server.sb-<os>-<arch>.zip— the optional CLI tool (sb) for scripting against a running server.
We start by downloading the silverbullet-server-* zip for your platform from GitHub.
Unzip this archive somewhere convenient. You’ll get a single silverbullet executable.
Then, create a folder to hold your data (your server configuration and space files will live here):
mkdir data
Run the server, pointing it at that folder:
./silverbullet data
Since sb-data is empty, this opens a first-run setup wizard for accounts and your first space — see Dashboard. Point the server at a folder that already holds pages instead, and it’s served immediately as a classic single space.
The server listens on http://localhost:3000 by default. To pick a different port, use -p:
./silverbullet -p 3001 sb-data
And to bind on an address other than 127.0.0.1 (e.g. to make it reachable on your LAN), use -L:
./silverbullet -L 0.0.0.0 sb-data
Now, open http://localhost:3000 in your browser and you’ll be guided through the initial Dashboard, once that’s all done, head to Getting Started to learn the basics.
You can upgrade your SilverBullet install based on the version you’d like to run.
To upgrade to the latest stable release:
./silverbullet upgrade
To upgrade to the latest edge release (which keeps in sync with the main development branch):
./silverbullet upgrade-edge
To upgrade your client, be sure to refresh your page twice somewhat slowly.
To check which version of SilverBullet you’re running, run the ${widgets.commandButton("Client: Version")} command.