Installation

Dorcs is a single file — download it, and you’re ready to go. No runtime, no package manager, no dependencies.

Download a release RECOMMENDED

Grab the latest release for your platform:

Download dorcs-windows-amd64.exe from the releases page and run it:

.\dorcs.exe

Download dorcs-linux-amd64 from the releases page, make it executable, and run:

chmod +x dorcs
./dorcs

macOS builds aren’t pre-built yet — see the “Build from source” section below.

Build from source

If you prefer to build it yourself, you’ll need Go 1.25 or newer.

go build -o dorcs ./cmd/dorcs

Or run it directly without building:

go run ./cmd/dorcs

Cross-platform build commands

Building for a different OS? Use Go’s cross-compilation:

# Build for Linux
CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o dorcs ./cmd/dorcs

# Build for Windows
GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o dorcs.exe ./cmd/dorcs

Verify it works

dorcs --help

If you see the help text, you’re all set.

Tip

Next step: follow the Getting Started guide to create your first site.