Install the Akka CLI

In case there is any trouble with installing the CLI when following these instructions, please check the detailed CLI installation instructions.

Linux

Download and install the latest version of akka:

curl -sL https://doc.akka.io/install-cli.sh | bash

macOS

The recommended approach to install akka on macOS, is using brew

brew install akka/brew/akka

Windows

Download the latest version of akka from https://downloads.akka.io/latest/akka_windows_amd64.zip
Extract the zip file and move akka.exe to a location on your %PATH%.

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Verify that the Akka CLI has been installed successfully by running the following to list all available commands:

akka help