Installation Guide

Install Ginkgo Backup on your platform

System Requirements

Operating SystemWindows 10/11, macOS 12+, Linux
Processorx64 / ARM64
Memory4 GB+
Disk Space100 MB+

Windows Installation

Download the installer and run it. No admin rights required.

1

Download the Windows installer from the website (~30 MB)

2

Double-click to run the installer

3

Launch Ginkgo Backup and add your first backup source

Build from Source

Requires Go 1.25 or later.

git clone https://github.com/ginkgo-backup/ginkgo.git cd ginkgo go build -o ginkgo-server ./cmd/ginkgo-server go build -o ginkgo-cli ./cmd/ginkgo-cli

Headless Mode

Deploy on a server or NAS without a GUI.

GINKGO_WORKER_MODE=1 ./ginkgo-server

Worker mode (GINKGO_WORKER_MODE=1) is recommended for headless deployments.