# Installation

The Metagraph Framework can be installed in several ways:

* **Euclid** (recommended): Install an empty project in Euclid SDK using the `hydra install` command.
* **Metagraph Examples** (recommended): Explore ready-to-use examples of metagraph codebases in the [metagraph-examples repo](https://github.com/Constellation-Labs/metagraph-examples). These examples can also be installed automatically via the `hydra install-template` command.
* **giter8**: The Metagraph Framework is distributed as a g8 template project that can be customized for your organization. This template can be manually built using [giter8](http://www.foundweekends.org/giter8/). For more details, visit the [project repository](https://github.com/Constellation-Labs/currency.g8).

**Quick Start**

See the Euclid Quick Start guide for a walkthrough of framework installation within the Euclid Development Environment. This is the recommended development environment and installation method for most users.

## Installation Using Giter8[​](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/sdk/metagraph-framework/installation#installation-using-giter8) <a href="#installation-using-giter8" id="installation-using-giter8"></a>

**note**

Manual installation using giter8 necessitates pre-generated Tessellation dependencies. To generate these dependencies, execute the following commands in the tessellation repository on the desired tag:

```
sbt shared/publishM2 kernel/publishM2 keytool/publishM2 nodeShared/publishM2 dagL1/publishM2 currencyL0/publishM2 currencyL1/publishM2
```

Ensure Scala and giter8 are installed. Install giter8 with:

```
./cs install giter8
```

Then, install the template using the specified tag:

```
# replace v2.8.0 with the version to install
g8 Constellation-Labs/currency --tag "v2.8.0" 
```

### Compiling the Project[​](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/sdk/metagraph-framework/installation#compiling-the-project) <a href="#compiling-the-project" id="compiling-the-project"></a>

After installing your project and the Tessellation dependencies, compile the project to generate your local JAR files. You can compile as follows:

For metagraph-l0:

```
sbt currencyL0/assembly
```

For currency-l1:

```
sbt currencyL1/assembly
```

For data-l1:

```
sbt dataL1/assembly
```

## Installation Using Metagraph Examples[​](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/sdk/metagraph-framework/installation#installation-using-metagraph-examples) <a href="#installation-using-metagraph-examples" id="installation-using-metagraph-examples"></a>

Using Euclid, you can execute the following command to list the available examples:

```
hydra install-template --list
```

To install the desired template, execute this command:

```
# replace 'nft' with the name of the desired template
hydra install-template nft
```

### Compiling the Project[​](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/sdk/metagraph-framework/installation#compiling-the-project-1) <a href="#compiling-the-project-1" id="compiling-the-project-1"></a>

To compile the project using Euclid, you just need to run:

```
hydra build
```