WasmEdgeUp

Note: This project is still in development and not yet ready for use.

wasmedgeup is a command-line tool for managing WasmEdge runtime installations and plugins across different operating systems and architectures.

Features

• Install and remove specific versions of the WasmEdge runtime
• List available WasmEdge runtime versions
• Install, list, and remove WasmEdge plugins
• Automatic cross-OS and cross-architecture detection
• Checksum verification for secure downloads

Installation

Requires the Rust toolchain (Cargo). If you don't have Cargo installed, install Rust via rustup: rustup.rs

1) Clone and build

git clone https://github.com/WasmEdge/wasmedgeup.git
cd wasmedgeup
cargo build --release

2) Install the binary to your PATH

Linux

mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
cp target/release/wasmedgeup "$HOME/.local/bin/"
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
# For zsh users:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> "$HOME/.zshrc"

Open a new terminal (or run source ~/.bashrc / source ~/.zshrc) and verify:

wasmedgeup --help

macOS

Option A: user-local install

mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
cp target/release/wasmedgeup "$HOME/.local/bin/"
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> "$HOME/.zshrc"

Option B: system-wide (may require sudo)

sudo cp target/release/wasmedgeup /usr/local/bin/

Then open a new terminal and run:

wasmedgeup --help

Windows (PowerShell)

cargo build --release
New-Item -Force -ItemType Directory "$env:USERPROFILE\.cargo\bin" | Out-Null
Copy-Item -Force target\release\wasmedgeup.exe "$env:USERPROFILE\.cargo\bin\"

# Ensure the directory is on PATH (per-user)
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(
  'Path',
  [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','User') + ";$env:USERPROFILE\\.cargo\\bin",
  'User'
)
# Restart your terminal, then:
wasmedgeup --help

Usage

Please refer to the specification for detailed usage instructions.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.