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Installing Solid Data Kitchen

Pick your platform below — each section starts with the download link.
Every install is self-contained: the app bundles its own Solid pod server —
no account, sign-up, or separate server needed. Your data (pod contents,
settings, logins) lives outside the app and survives every update.

Download the executable into a folder that you want to be the root of your
local pod. Any existing or new folder. You can change this later if needed.

Linux

  1. Download
    Solid_Data_Kitchen-2.2.0-linux.AppImage.

  2. Make it executable and run it:

    chmod +x Solid_Data_Kitchen-*.AppImage
./Solid_Data_Kitchen-*.AppImage

    (If your distro lacks FUSE and the AppImage won't start, run it with
    --appimage-extract-and-run, or install libfuse2.)

  3. Updates are automatic: when a newer release exists, the app offers to
    download it, verifies the checksum, swaps the AppImage in place, and
    restarts.

macOS

  1. Download
    Solid_Data_Kitchen-2.2.0-mac-x64.zip,
    unzip it, and drag Solid Data Kitchen.app into Applications
    (or run it from anywhere).

  2. The app is unsigned, so macOS blocks the first launch — that's
    expected, and the READ ME FIRST.txt beside the app in the zip has
    the full walkthrough. In short:

    • macOS 15 (Sequoia) or newer: double-click the app once (macOS
      refuses to open it), then go to System Settings → Privacy &
      Security      , scroll down to Security, and click Open Anyway.
    • macOS 14 (Sonoma) or older: right-click (Control-click) the
      app → Open → Open      .
    • If macOS says the app is "damaged", it isn't — clear the download
      quarantine flag in Terminal:
      xattr -cr "/path/to/Solid Data Kitchen.app".

    macOS remembers the choice; later launches are normal double-clicks.

  3. On Apple Silicon (M-series) Macs the first launch may offer to
    install Rosetta — accept; this Intel build runs fine under it.

  4. When a newer release exists, the app downloads it to your Downloads
    folder, verifies it, and shows you where it is — quit and replace the
    app to update.

Windows

  1. Download
    Solid_Data_Kitchen-2.2.0-win-x64.zip
    and unzip it anywhere (a folder in your home directory is fine).
  2. Run Solid Data Kitchen.exe inside the unzipped folder.
  3. The app is unsigned, so SmartScreen may object on first run: click
    More info → Run anyway.
  4. Updates work like macOS: the app downloads and verifies the new zip,
    then you quit and replace the folder.

Android

Requires Android 7.0 (API 24) or newer. The APK is distributed here, not
through the Play Store, so it installs by sideload:

  1. Download
    Solid_Data_Kitchen-2.2.0-android.apk
    on the phone (or copy it over).
  2. Open it. Android will ask you to allow installs from your browser or
    file manager — allow it for this install.
  3. Confirm the install prompt (the app is signed with a development key,
    so Play Protect may ask you to confirm you trust the source).
  4. When a newer release exists, the app opens the new APK in your browser;
    installing it over the old one keeps all your on-device data.

First run

The first launch seeds your personal pod and opens the app shell — news
feeds, media players, a pod browser, the SolidOS data browser, and more,
all customizable from the ☰ menu. See the in-app Help (the ? button)
for a tour.

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