Installation Guide
Install Ginkgo Backup on your platform
System Requirements
| Operating System | Windows 10/11, macOS 12+, Linux |
| Processor | x64 / ARM64 |
| Memory | 4 GB+ |
| Disk Space | 100 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-cliHeadless Mode
Deploy on a server or NAS without a GUI.
GINKGO_WORKER_MODE=1 ./ginkgo-serverWorker mode (GINKGO_WORKER_MODE=1) is recommended for headless deployments.