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ARCitect Installation

ARCitect depends on Git and Git LFS.
The ARCitect installer for Windows includes both tools automatically.
On macOS and Linux, Git and Git LFS have to be installed separately.

Check git installation

To check, that Git and Git LFS are installed on your computer, open a new command prompt or terminal and execute the following two commands. These should display the installed version. If not, follow the installation instructions.

  1. Open a command prompt or terminal

  2. Check the installed Git version via

    Terminal window
    git --version
  3. Check the installed Git LFS version via

    Terminal window
    git-lfs --version
  1. Head to the ARCitect’s GitHub release page.

  2. Under “Assets” Download the latest release for Windows (ARCitect-x.x.x-win.zip).

  3. In Windows Explorer, open the folder where you downloaded the ARCitect.

  4. Unzip (Right clickExtract All..) the folder (ARCitect-x.x.x-win.zip). You can move this folder to another location (e.g. Program files).

  5. Start the ARCitect, by clicking the ARCitect application.

  6. Once started, you see a Windows Defender warning. To proceed, click More info and then Run anyway.

  7. Windows Defender Firewall further asks you to allow network communication. This enables communication with the DataHUB.