git-annex has recently been ported to Windows! * First, [install git](http://git-scm.com/downloads) * Then, [install git-annex](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) This port is in an early state. While it works well enough to use git-annex, many things will not work. See [[todo/windows_support]] for current status. The autobuilder is not currently able to run the test suite, so testing git-annex on Windows is up to you! To check that the build of git-annex works in your Windows system, you are encouraged to run the test suite before using git-annex on real data. After installation, run `git annex test`. There will be a lot of output; the important thing is that it should end with "All tests ok". ## autobuilds A daily build is also available, thanks to Yury V. Zaytsev and [NEST](http://nest-initiative.org/). * [download](https://qa.nest-initiative.org/view/msysGit/job/msysgit-git-annex-assistant-test/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/git-annex/git-annex-installer.exe) ([build logs](https://qa.nest-initiative.org/view/msysGit/job/msysgit-git-annex-assistant-test/)) ## building it yourself To build git-annex from source on Windows, you need to install the Haskell Platform, Mingw, and Cygwin. Use Cygwin to install: gcc rsync git wget ssh gnupg Once the prerequisites are installed, run: cabal update git clone git://git-annex.branchable.com/ gitannex cd gitannex build (To build the git-annex installer, you also need to install the NulSoft installer system.)