Optolith Database Installer

Install the database and its editor locally via a script.

General considerations

Do not install the database to a cloud folder. It might create issues with your cloud provider, since a large amount of small files will be created.

This installer scripts are aimed at non-coders. If you know what you are doing, you can of course also install the Optolith database with a more terminal-focused approach.

Linux

Download the install.sh script to the location where you want the Optolith database to be installed and run the following in your terminal:

sh install.sh

Alternatively, navigate to the folder you want it to be installed and do everything in one line:

bash <(curl -s https://github.com/elyukai/optolith-data-installer/raw/refs/heads/main/install.sh)

macOS

You can do the same as for Linux. If you do not want to use the terminal at all:

1. Download the install.sh file.
2. Rename the file to install.command and place it where you want the database to be installed.
3. Double-click the install.command file and close the malware warning.
4. Navigate to the Privacy & Security tab in System Settings and navigate down to the Security section.
5. Click on Open Anyway next to “install.command” was blocked to protect your Mac.
6. Click on Open Anyway again in the popup.

Windows

1. Download the install.ps1 script to the location where you want the Optolith database to be installed.
2. Right-click on the script file in Windows Explorer and select Run with PowerShell from the context menu.

If PowerShell displays an error about something like that the script is not signed and that the execution policy does not permit running the script, you will actually have to run PowerShell itself once. Shift+Rightclick in the folder where you downloaded the install.ps1 in the Windows Explorer and select Open PowerShell here. Then, copy the following command, paste it into PowerShell and hit Enter.

powershell -executionpolicy bypass -File .\install.ps1