> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://biobase.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Install BioBase
> Download BioBase for Windows, macOS or Linux from your Infera account and keep it updated.
To download BioBase, open **Account settings** in the Infera web app and select the download for your platform in the **Desktop Apps** card on the **Profile** tab.
## System requirements
| | Requirement |
| - | - |
| Windows | Windows 10 or Windows 11 on a 64-bit (x64) processor |
| macOS | A Mac with Apple silicon or an Intel processor |
| Linux | A 64-bit (x64) desktop Linux system. Running the AppImage directly requires FUSE |
| All | An Infera account and an internet connection. The Data Agent's model and analysis code run on remote servers |
Run `BioBase--win-x64.exe`. It installs BioBase for your user account and lets you choose the install folder.
Open BioBase from the Start menu.
The Windows installer isn't signed with an Infera publisher certificate, so Windows may show a blue **Windows protected your PC** dialog that lists the publisher as unknown. If you downloaded the file from your Infera account, select **More info**, then **Run anyway**. To confirm first that the file is the one Infera published, [check the download](#check-the-download). To confirm first that the file is the one Infera published, [check the download](#check-the-download).
Under **macOS**, select **Download Apple silicon DMG** or **Download Intel DMG**. To see which chip your Mac has, open the Apple menu and select **About This Mac**.
Open the downloaded disk image and drag BioBase into **Applications**.
Open BioBase from **Applications**.
```bash theme={null}
chmod +x BioBase-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage
```
```bash theme={null}
./BioBase-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage
```
On a system without FUSE, extract the AppImage and run the extracted program:
```bash theme={null}
./BioBase-*-linux-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract
./squashfs-root/biobase
```
## Check the download
Each address below describes the newest published build for one download. Open it in a browser and read `version` and `sha256`.
| Download | Address |
| - | - |
| Windows | [https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/windows/meta](https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/windows/meta) |
| macOS, Apple silicon | [https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/macos/arm64/meta](https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/macos/arm64/meta) |
| macOS, Intel | [https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/macos/x64/meta](https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/macos/x64/meta) |
| Linux | [https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/linux/x64/meta](https://app.infera.bio/api/downloads/biobase/linux/x64/meta) |
First check that `version` matches the version in your filename: `BioBase-0.1.1096-win-x64.exe` is version `0.1.1096`. If they differ, a newer build was published while you were downloading. Download again and reread the address, so you compare the file against its own hash.
Then hash the file, using its exact filename:
Open the folder that holds the download, select the address bar, type `powershell`, and press Enter. Then run:
```powershell theme={null}
(Get-FileHash .\BioBase-0.1.1096-win-x64.exe).Hash
```
In Terminal, from the folder that holds the download:
```bash theme={null}
shasum -a 256 BioBase-0.1.1096-mac-arm64.dmg
```
The Intel disk image is `BioBase--mac-x64.dmg`.
```bash theme={null}
sha256sum BioBase-0.1.1096-linux-x86_64.AppImage
```
The two values must match; letter case doesn't matter. If they differ while the versions agree, don't open the file. Delete it, download it again, and email [hello@infera.bio](mailto:hello@infera.bio) if the second download also differs.
## Updates
BioBase checks for a new version when it starts and periodically after that, and downloads it in the background. When the download finishes, a notice reads **BioBase \[version] is ready**.
* **Windows and Linux:** select **Restart to update** in the notice, or in Settings under **General**, **Software update**. BioBase installs the update and reopens. If you select **Later**, the update installs the next time you quit BioBase.
* **macOS:** the update installs when you quit BioBase.
To check for a new version yourself, go to Settings, **General**, and select **Check for updates**.
## If a download is refused
A refused download shows one of two messages:
* "The BioBase installer is temporarily unavailable. Try again in a moment." Wait and retry.
* "BioBase for Windows downloads are paused until a signed release is published. Trying again does not help. Contact Infera support if you need BioBase on Windows before then." While Windows downloads are paused, the **Desktop Apps** card shows "Paused until a signed release is published" under **Windows**, with no download button. An installed copy keeps running on its current version, and Settings under **General** reads "This build's Windows update channel is closed until a signed release is published. Contact Infera support if you need to update now." To reach support, email [hello@infera.bio](mailto:hello@infera.bio). The macOS and Linux downloads are not affected.
Next, [sign in](/getting-started/sign-in) to connect BioBase to your Infera account. To remove BioBase later, see [Uninstall](/getting-started/uninstall).
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