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Version: v3.8.0

Download and Install potctl

Platform train v3.8.0 ships potctl v3.8.0. Install the binary that matches your distribution.

Install on macOS​

Mac users can use Homebrew:

brew tap Datasance/potctl
brew install potctl

Install on Linux​

Install the Debian package:

wget -qO- https://downloads.datasance.com/datasance.gpg | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/datasance.gpg >/dev/null
echo "deb [arch=all signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/datasance.gpg] https://downloads.datasance.com/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datasance.list >/dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install potctl -y

Or install the RPM package:

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
curl https://downloads.datasance.com/datasance.repo -LO
sudo yum update
sudo yum install potctl

Install on Windows​

  1. Create a folder in File Explorer, for example C:\potctl.
  2. Download the Windows amd64 binary from potctl_3.8.0_windows_amd64.exe (release v3.8.0) and save it in that folder. You can rename the file to potctl.exe if you prefer.
  3. Press Win + R, type sysdm.cpl, and press Enter.
    Windows Run dialog with sysdm.cpl
  4. Open the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables.
    System Properties Advanced tab with Environment Variables button
  5. Under User variables, select Path, then click Edit.
    Environment Variables dialog with Path selected under User variables
  6. Click New, enter C:\potctl (case sensitive), then click OK three times to close all dialogs.
  7. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window and run potctl version.

Prepare Windows

To deploy an ECN locally on Windows, configure Docker to run Linux containers:

  • Install Docker Desktop for Windows
  • Follow the WSL2 or Hyper-V backend guidelines in the Docker Desktop docs
  • Ensure Docker is running before you use potctl

Verify installation​

potctl version

You should see version v3.8.0 (or a matching release tag).

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