comment: true title: Install wire description: How to install wire tool.#

Install wire#

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The wire binary and the wire.makeHive function are tightly coupled, so it is recommended that you use the same version for both.

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It is recommended you stick to either using a tagged version of wire, or the stable branch which tracks the latest stable tag.

You should enable the garnix binary cache before continuing otherwise you will be compiling from source:

::: code-group <<< @/snippets/tutorial/cache.conf [nix.conf] <<< @/snippets/tutorial/cache.nix [configuration.nix] :::

When using flakes, you should install wire through the same input you create your hive from, sourced from the stable branch.

::: code-group <<< @/snippets/guides/installation/flake.nix [flake.nix] :::

With npins you may allow it to use release tags instead of the stable branch.

Using npins specifically is not required, you can pin your sources in any way you'd like, really.

$ npins add github forallsys wire --branch stable

Alternatively, you can use a tag instead:

$ npins add github forallsys wire --at v1.1.1

Then, use this pinned version of wire for both your hive.nix and shell.nix:

<<< @/snippets/guides/installation/shell.nix{8} [shell.nix] <<< @/snippets/guides/installation/hive.nix [hive.nix]