Install

Install lnk, then pick the parts of Local Link you want. lnk is one small command with a plugin for each part, so you install only what you use.

curl -fsSL https://local.link/install.sh | sh
lnk up                                          # pick your plugins
lnk upgrade                                     # later: update everything

What you need

You need macOS on Apple Silicon or Intel, or Linux on x86_64 or arm64, and OpenSSH 8.1 or newer, which macOS and most Linux have already. It's free, and installing needs no account.

Install

The installer puts lnk in ~/.lnk/bin after checking the release's signature with ssh-keygen. It leaves your shell's settings alone and prints the line to add if that folder isn't on your PATH. To choose another folder or a version:

curl -fsSL https://local.link/install.sh | LNK_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin LNK_VERSION=0.14.0 sh

Configuration lists every variable, and Install lnk covers installing from source, or switching between a release and a source build.

Pick your plugins

lnk up asks which of Local Link's parts you want, each a choice of the plugins it needs, or takes them as its words.

lnk up                 # asks: answer with names or numbers, or enter for all
lnk up agents models   # skip the question
lnk plugin add slack   # a plugin by name, or one from outside Link by its URL

Choice	What it's for
agents	Your own AI, running here in a sandbox
models	The models on this computer, as an API
tunnels	A public URL for what runs here
buckets	Your files, backed up to your clouds
boxes	Machines in your own AWS or Google Cloud account

lnk up takes choices only; a plugin's name, or a plugin from outside Link, is lnk plugin add's. Only lnk up asks when you name none. Run it again any time to add more. If you run a command whose plugin isn't installed, lnk offers to install it. Plugins lists which plugins each choice installs, and how to add, update and remove them.

A Local Link account

Tunnels, boxes and share links need a Local Link account, which you sign in to with GitHub or Google, and lnk auth login. It's free while Local Link is in beta. Agents, models and buckets run on your computer and your clouds, without Local Link's servers.

More about it

What to do when installing fails is in Troubleshooting, and what's checked before anything installs is in Security.