title: Installation of the Zettelstore software role: manual tags: #installation #manual #zettelstore syntax: zmk back: 00001000000000 00001004011400 00001004051100 00001010090100 00001012921200 backward: 00001000000000 00001004011400 00001004051100 00001010090100 00001012921200 box-number: 1 copyright: (c) 2020-present by Detlef Stern created: 20210126175322 forward: 00001003300000 00001003600000 00001014000000 00001018000000 00010000000000 lang: en license: EUPL-1.2-or-later modified: 20251215170055 published: 20251215170055 visibility: public # 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 click * 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/](http://localhost:23123/) in your web browser. You'll be greeted with a mostly empty Zettelstore interface, along with a “[Home](00010000000000)” zettel that contains some useful information. * Please review the instructions for the [web-based user interface](00001014000000) 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](00001003300000). # 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](00001003600000).