Install Host

Official Linux x86-64 release archives are self-contained. From the extracted, signed release directory:

sudo ./install.sh

The installer adds only packages Podman needs, installs the exact bundled runtime, enables the Host service, and fails unless /healthz becomes ready. It does not ask users to run Cargo, build OCI images, configure cgroups, or execute the developer qualification harness.

Development startup

From a source checkout:

cargo build --manifest-path host/Cargo.toml --bins
FORMLESS_TTY_FIXTURE=1 cargo run --manifest-path host/Cargo.toml --bin formless-host

Defaults expose Host at http://127.0.0.1:8787. Confirm health before pairing Click:

curl --fail http://127.0.0.1:8787/healthz

Important settings

Variable	Purpose
`FORMLESS_HOST_ADDR`	Listener address
`FORMLESS_HOST_DATA_DIR`	Durable SQLite and artifact directory
`FORMLESS_HOST_ID`	Stable policy-authority identity
`FORMLESS_PLUGIN_MAX_ACTIVE`	Maximum admitted live generations; default 32
`FORMLESS_PLUGIN_MAX_MEMORY_MIB`	Total plugin memory admission; default 8192 MiB
`FORMLESS_PLUGIN_IDLE_GRACE_SECONDS`	Idle generation retention
`FORMLESS_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	Optional non-blocking telemetry export

Continue with your first workspace.