Download · desktop, server, Docker

Put Aulay on any machine.

Your laptop, a $5 VPS, or a container on a box you already run. Each one joins your Aulay fleet, and the agents on it keep working after you close the lid.

Desktop app

Your Mac or PC

macOS, Windows, Linux
Installs the runtime for you
Tray icon for health and permissions

What it says

Install the Aulay Desktop app on this computer so it joins my Aulay fleet. Download page: https://aulay.io/download

1. Check the OS. Run `uname -sm` (or `$env:OS` in PowerShell on Windows). macOS (Apple Silicon or Intel), Linux x86_64 and Windows 10/11 x64 are supported.
2. Install it:
   - macOS or Linux, as me (not root):
     curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/install.sh | sh
     It installs the app and opens it. On macOS it goes to /Applications. On Linux it installs the .deb with sudo where apt exists. If sudo needs a password you can't enter, re-run with AULAY_DESKTOP_FORMAT=appimage in front of sh, which needs no sudo.
   - Windows, in PowerShell:
     Invoke-WebRequest https://market.aulay.io/v1/desktop/windows/x86_64/download -OutFile "$env:TEMP\AulayDesktopSetup.exe"; Start-Process "$env:TEMP\AulayDesktopSetup.exe"
     Then tell me to click through the installer.
3. Sign-in needs me: the app signs in through my browser from its own window, and you can't do that for me. Tell me to sign in in the Aulay window that opened, then wait for me to say it's done. The app installs the Aulay runtime itself after sign-in.
4. Tell me the computer should now appear in Aulay under my computers, and that the app keeps itself and the runtime up to date.

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VPS / server

Any Linux server

One command, about five minutes
Agents keep running when your laptop sleeps
Outbound only: no ports to open

curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/runtime.sh | sh

What it says

Install the Aulay runtime on this machine so it joins my Aulay fleet. Guide: https://aulay.io/guides/vps

1. Check the machine. Run `uname -sm`. Linux on x86_64 or aarch64 and macOS are supported. On Linux, run `ldd --version`: glibc 2.39 or newer is required (Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13 or newer). If glibc is older, stop and tell me to use Docker instead (https://aulay.io/guides/docker). Make sure curl is installed.
2. Install as the user who should own the runtime (not root, no sudo):
   curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/runtime.sh -o /tmp/aulay-runtime.sh && sh /tmp/aulay-runtime.sh
3. Sign-in needs me: the installer prints a link and waits for a one-time code to be pasted into a terminal. Your shell has no terminal, so when it stops at sign-in, don't work around it. Tell me to run this in a terminal on this machine (an SSH session is fine), then wait for me to say it's done:
   sh /tmp/aulay-runtime.sh
4. Verify with `sh /tmp/aulay-runtime.sh status`. It should show the runtime service running and this computer paired. Tell me the computer's name as it will appear in Aulay.

VPS guide →

Docker

A container anywhere

One command pulls, pairs and starts it
Git, Node, Claude Code and Chromium included
Always starts on the latest runtime

curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/docker.sh | sh

What it says

Set up the Aulay runtime in Docker on this machine so it joins my Aulay fleet. Guide: https://aulay.io/guides/docker

1. Check Docker. Run `docker info --format '{{.ServerVersion}} {{.Architecture}}'`. Docker Engine 24+ or Docker Desktop is required, on x86_64 or arm64. If docker is missing or permission is denied, stop and tell me what to fix.
2. Download the installer and start it. It pulls the image first (about 1.5 GB), which takes a few minutes:
   curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/docker.sh -o /tmp/aulay-docker.sh && sh /tmp/aulay-docker.sh
3. Sign-in needs me: the installer prints a link and waits for a one-time code to be pasted into a terminal. Your shell has no terminal, so when it stops at sign-in, don't work around it. Tell me to run this in a terminal on this machine (an SSH session is fine), then wait for me to say it's done. The image is already pulled, so it goes straight to sign-in:
   sh /tmp/aulay-docker.sh
4. Verify with `sh /tmp/aulay-docker.sh status`. The aulay-runtime container should be Up and its log should show it connected. Tell me the computer's name as it will appear in Aulay.

Docker guide →

Aulay Desktop · macOS, Windows, Linux

Download the desktop app.

Aulay Desktop is the normal way in. It installs the Aulay runtime (a small background service) on this computer, signs you in with your browser, and keeps both up to date. A tray icon shows runtime health and permission prompts.

Pick your platform
macOS 12 or later · .dmg	Apple Silicon Intel Or from Terminal: `curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/install.sh \| sh` installs to /Applications and opens the app.
Windows 10 / 11 · x64 installer	Download for Windows Run the installer. Aulay Desktop starts and installs the runtime for you.
Linux x86_64 · three ways	Debian / Ubuntu (.deb) For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS and other apt-based distros. Double-click the package to install it, or run `sudo apt install ./Aulay-Desktop-.deb`. Download .deb Any distro (AppImage)* An AppImage is a single file, but a downloaded file is not executable, so it must be marked executable before it runs. In a terminal: `chmod +x ~/Downloads/Aulay-Desktop-.AppImage` and then run it. Or in your file manager: right-click the file, open Properties, and under Permissions tick “Allow executing file as program” (GNOME) or “Is executable” (KDE), then double-click it. On first run it moves itself to ~/.local/share/Aulay and adds an app-menu entry, so you can delete the download. Download AppImage Needs FUSE: `sudo apt install libfuse2` on Ubuntu 22.04 and later. From a terminal* `curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/install.sh \| sh` Detects your distro: installs the .deb where apt is available, otherwise the AppImage. `AULAY_DESKTOP_FORMAT=appimage` forces the AppImage.

Every download is the latest published build. The app updates itself afterwards.

Runtime only · headless machines and servers

Headless machines and servers.

No desktop, or don’t want the app? One command installs just the background runtime as a per-user service that pairs this machine with ai.aulay.io and keeps itself up to date. Sign-in prints a browser link. The same command turns a VPS into a fleet machine.

Run in a terminal on the machine you want in your fleet
macOS / Linux Terminal	`curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/runtime.sh \| sh`
Windows PowerShell	`irm https://market.aulay.io/runtime.ps1 \| iex`

Installs under ~/.aulay and registers a per-user service that starts on boot. Re-run with login, status, update, or remove (for example curl -fsSL https://market.aulay.io/runtime.sh | sh -s -- status). Already running the desktop app? It manages the runtime for you.

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