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Install DivisionDesk

Choose command-line installation when SSH is available, or use the browser installer on shared hosting. Both use the same verified Core release and the same Website Setup wizard.

Recommended with SSH

Command-line installation

From the directory where DivisionDesk should be installed:

curl -fsSL https://divisiondesk.com/DivisionDesk-install -o DivisionDesk-install
chmod +x DivisionDesk-install
./DivisionDesk-install

The installer reads the current release manifest, checks PHP compatibility, downloads the exact current Core ZIP, verifies its package size and SHA-256 checksum, extracts it, and creates a one-time Website Setup token.

View / download CLI installer

No SSH required

Single-file browser installation

  1. Download divisiondesk-install.php.
  2. Upload it with your hosting File Manager or FTP to the directory where DivisionDesk should be installed.
  3. Open that PHP file in your browser.
  4. The installer first attempts a normal local filesystem installation.
  5. If PHP cannot write to the destination, choose FTP, FTPS or SFTP and enter temporary installation credentials.
  6. If direct package download is unavailable, upload the Core ZIP manually and verify it with the official SHA-256.

Remote credentials are used only for that installation request and are never stored by DivisionDesk.

Download Browser Installer

Website Setup

After Core files are installed, both bootstrap methods continue into the same DivisionDesk setup wizard:

  1. Site / organization identity and timezone
  2. SQLite or MySQL/MariaDB
  3. Main administrator password
  4. Email delivery
  5. Starting site/theme/packages
  6. Database installation and completion

The bootstrap installer is removed or disabled after successful setup where practical.

Verified release contract

Installation and Core updates use the authoritative current-release API:

https://divisiondesk.com/releases/core/latest.json

It supplies the current version, package URL, SHA-256, exact package size, minimum PHP version and installer compatibility information. The same architecture also carries a Core-file verification manifest for future guided repair.