Installation & Setup

This page is under active development. The sections below outline the key setup steps.

System Requirements

rescile-ce is a single self-contained binary with no runtime dependencies. It runs on Linux (x86_64, arm64), macOS (x86_64, Apple Silicon), and Windows (x86_64).

Downloading the Binary

Visit rescile.com/download to download the latest rescile-ce binary for your platform, or use the self-update command if you already have a version installed:

rescile-ce update

Place the binary somewhere on your system PATH (e.g., /usr/local/bin on Linux/macOS) and verify the installation:

rescile-ce --version

Project Directory Conventions

A standard rescile project uses the following layout:

my-project/
└── data/
    ├── assets/      # CSV ground-truth files
    ├── models/      # TOML architectural models
    ├── compliance/  # TOML governance rules
    └── output/      # TOML output definitions

Nix Shell Setup

If you use Nix, a shell.nix is provided from the bootstrap repository. Run nix-shell (or direnv allow if using .envrc) to enter a reproducible environment that includes rescile-ce and all required tooling.

Next Steps

Once installed, follow the Quickstart Tutorial to build your first dependency graph in minutes.