Binions runs on a single Linux host, and the requirements are modest. If you have a machine running a recent Ubuntu or Debian, the standard apt and curl tools, root or sudo access, and an internet connection, you have almost everything you need. This page is the umbrella overview — what to check before you install — with one-line summaries that link to the dedicated pages for hardware, network, and database needs.
One host, one set. The whole platform — all of its background services (we call them daemons) — installs on one Linux machine. There is no cluster to provision and no second server to configure.
| Operating system | Linux x86_64 — Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Debian 12+ (apt-based) |
| CPU and RAM | Small — see Hardware requirements |
| Disk | Modest — see Hardware requirements |
| Tools | apt and curl |
| Privileges | Root, or a user with sudo |
| Init system | systemd (manages the daemons as services) |
| Network | Outbound HTTPS — see Network requirements |
| Account | A free Binions account and a licence — see Licensing |
Binions installs from a signed package repository using apt, so it targets apt-based Linux distributions on 64-bit Intel/AMD hardware:
amd64).Because the platform is small and self-contained, the same packages run comfortably across a wide range of machines — from a compact home server to a production rack box. For the specific CPU, memory, and disk figures, see Hardware requirements.
Run through this short checklist before installing. Each item is explained in more depth on its own page.
sudo.Self-configuring by design. Each daemon is its own package. When you install one, it sets up its own service user, directories, and configuration, and brings its own bundled cache (a dedicated Redis instance) — so there is very little to wire up by hand.
Three areas have their own dedicated pages. Start here for the details that matter to your setup: