Installation
This page describes how to install and manage the tools for development and production environments for Mercury Core and other tools in the Mercury Suite.
In the near future, we may provide a program for setting up and installing the necessary tools automatically. Please let us know if you would find that helpful. Similar discussion is available on issue #352 on the Mercury Core GitHub repository.
Baseline tools
Section titled “Baseline tools”These are the tools always needed to run a complete Mercury Core setup, regardless of the environment.
For the remaining tools, choose whether or not you wish to use containers:
If using containers
Section titled “If using containers”If you plan to use containers for development or production, you can install one of the container managers listed below instead of installing its tools directly.
If not using containers
Section titled “If not using containers”For running without containers, install the following tools directly.
Development tools
Section titled “Development tools”To set up a development environment, install all tools from the Baseline tools section, as well as the following.
- Go
- It’s possible to use the container instead if developing the Economy service, though this will be slower to start than compiling and running it directly with Go.
Production tools
Section titled “Production tools”To set up a production environment, install all tools from the Baseline tools section, as well as the following.
Other tools
Section titled “Other tools”These are the tools needed to set up other parts of the Mercury Suite. They are not required for running Mercury Core.