funkwhale/docs/administrator_documentation/installation_docs/debian/download_funkwhale.md

3. Download Funkwhale

Once you've created your funkwhale user you can download the Funkwhale software itself.

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Create the directory layout

1. Log in to your funkwhale account. This user works in the /srv/funkwhale directory.

   su funkwhale
   

2. Create the directories for Funkwhale.

   mkdir -p config api data/static data/media data/music front
   

That's it! Your directory structure should look like this:

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├── config      # config / environment files
├── api         # the Funkwhale API
├── data        # files served by the API
   └── static   # storage location for persistent data
   └── media    # storage location for media files
   └── music    # storage location for audio files   
└── front       # frontend files for the user interface

Download the Funkwhale release

Once you've created the directory structure you can download Funkwhale. Funkwhale comes in two parts: the API and the Frontend. You need both to run the application.

1. Download the API.

   curl -L -o "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_api"
   unzip "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted 
   mv extracted/api/* api/ 
   rm -rf extracted rm api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip
   

2. Download the frontend

   curl -L -o "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_front" 
   unzip "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted 
   mv extracted/front . 
   rm -rf extracted
   rm front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip
   

You're done! These commands put the software in the correct location for Funkwhale to serve them.