# Installation
## Requirements
- **Rust 1.85+** — repartee uses the Rust 2024 edition. Install the toolchain with `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh`.
- **A terminal with 256-color or truecolor support** — any modern terminal works: iTerm2, Alacritty, kitty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal, GNOME Terminal, etc.
## Install from crates.io
The quickest way to get started:
```bash
cargo install repartee
repartee
```
## Install from source
If you want to hack on repartee or run the latest unreleased code:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/outragedevs/repartee.git
cd repartee
cargo build --release
./target/release/repartee
```
## Binary size
The release binary is approximately 5MB (includes bundled SQLite and Lua). The `--release` profile enables LTO, single codegen unit, and symbol stripping for minimal size.
## Build options
The `Cargo.toml` release profile is pre-configured for small binaries:
```toml
[profile.release]
lto = true
codegen-units = 1
panic = "abort"
strip = true
```