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Install Bringup

Bringup ships as a desktop app for macOS and Linux. On install, it also sets up bringupd, a privileged local daemon the app talks to — that's why the installer needs administrator access.

Supported platforms​

  • Desktop app — macOS 11 or later, and Linux (.deb; x64, arm64, or armv7l).
  • Edge agent — Linux only. This is the bringupd agent you install on each device you bring into your fleet, not the desktop app itself. See Connect your first device.

Download​

Go to bringup.dev/download and choose your platform.

Install the package​

  • macOS — open the downloaded .pkg and follow the installer.
  • Linux — install the downloaded .deb with your package manager, for example:
sudo apt install ./bringup_<version>_<arch>.deb

Both installers need administrator (root) access, since they also install and start bringupd as a system service.

What gets installed​

Alongside the desktop app itself, the installer sets up:

  • bringupd — the privileged daemon. On macOS it's placed at /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.bringup.daemon and registered as a LaunchDaemon (/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bringup.daemon.plist). On Linux it's placed at /usr/local/bin/bringupd and registered as a systemd service (bringupd.service).
  • The bringup CLI — symlinked to /usr/local/bin/bringup on both platforms.

Both start automatically once installation finishes. Next: first launch covers what happens when you open the app and why it asks for your password.