Installation of the Zettelstore software

The curious user

You just want to check out the Zettelstore software:

• Grab the appropriate executable and copy it to any directory
• Start the Zettelstore software, e.g. with a double click¹
• A subdirectory named "zettel" will be created in the same directory as the executable. This folder will store your future zettels.
• Open the URI http://localhost:23123/ in your web browser. You'll be greeted with a mostly empty Zettelstore interface, along with a “Home” zettel that contains some useful information.
• Please review the instructions for the web-based user interface to familiarize yourself with the different methods for creating and writing zettels.
• If you restart your device, be sure to launch Zettelstore again.

The intermediate user

Since you've already tried Zettelstore and now wish to use it permanently, you'll want to set it up to start automatically when you log into your computer.

Please follow these instructions.

The server administrator

To set up a shared Zettelstore that can be accessed from your various devices, installing it as a Linux service is quite simple.

Please follow these instructions.

1. On Windows and macOS, the operating system tries to protect you from possible malicious software. If you encounter a problem, please refer to the Troubleshooting page. ↩︎