# Installation

You can easily download and install the latest releases of **ioctl** by typing the following command in a terminal window:

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Using `curl`:

```bash
# install ioctl latest stable
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/master/install-cli.sh | sh
```

```bash
# install ioctl latest unstable build
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/master/install-cli.sh | sh -s "unstable"
```

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Using `brew`:

```bash
# install ioctl latest stable
brew install ioctl
```

```bash
# install ioctl latest unstable build
brew install ioctl-unstable
```

Using `curl`:

```bash
# install ioctl latest stable
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/master/install-cli.sh | sh
```

```bash
# install ioctl latest unstable build
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iotexproject/iotex-core/master/install-cli.sh | sh -s "unstable"
```

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Currently, **ioctl** is not supported on Windows systems.
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Once ioctl is installed in your system, you must configure the endpoint of an IoTeX full node that acts as a Gateway to the network. Anyone can install an IoTeX full node and configure it as a gateway. Here we will use the public endpoints provided by the IoTex team for the mainnet and testnet networks:

```bash
# Point ioctl to the IoTeX Mainnet
ioctl config set endpoint api.mainnet.iotex.one:443

# Point ioctl to the IoTeX Testnet
ioctl config set endpoint api.testnet.iotex.one:443
```

[→ ioctl full reference](https://docs.iotex.io/blockchain/build/reference-docs/ioctl-client)


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