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Kernel also ships as a plain zip for platforms without a package or container runtime.
On macOS, Homebrew is usually easier: brew install server handles the service setup (brew services start) that you’d otherwise do by hand below.

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Download

Grab the archive for your platform from kernelmedia.tv/download: Each archive bundles ffmpeg under binaries/, so there’s nothing else to install.
Download links are generated on request and expire after a few minutes. If a link stops working, go back to the download page and request a fresh one.

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Run it

The server creates data/ (database + config) and log/ next to the binary on first run, then listens on port 9014 by default. Open http://localhost:9014 to run the setup wizard.

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Updating

The in-app updater (Settings > Updates, or the admin /api/admin/updates/* endpoints) downloads the new binary, verifies its checksum, and swaps it in with automatic rollback on failure. This is the intended update path for a manual install. See Updating.