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Genesis
Getting Started
Core Setup
JS in Genesis
Extending
The GenesisRenderer API
The GenesisColors API
CLI
Installation
GitHub Releases
openSUSE (OBS)
Usage
Using the CLI
Installing Genesis CLI from GitHub Releases
Prerequisites
A Java 17 (or newer) runtime environment is required. You can use any distribution, such as:
1. Download and Extract
  1. Navigate to the
    Genesis GitHub Releases
    page.
  2. From the latest release, download the
    genesis-cli.zip
    file.
  3. Extract the contents of the zip file to a permanent location on your computer (for example,
    C:\Program Files\genesis-cli
    on Windows or
    ~/genesis-cli
    on Linux).
2. Run and Verify
After extracting, you must make the script executable on Linux/macOS and then verify the installation.
On Linux or macOS
Open a terminal, navigate into the extracted folder containing the
bin
directory, and run:
# Make the script executable
chmod +x bin/genesis-cli

# Verify the installation by running it directly
./bin/genesis-cli version
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On Windows
Open Command Prompt or PowerShell, navigate into the extracted folder, and run:
# Verify the installation
genesis-cli.bat version
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You should see the CLI version.
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Last Updated on: Sep 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM IST
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