Installation Instructions

If you have not done so, you can download NEST here.

Please choose on which system you want to install NEST:

• BETA Conda installation for Linux and macOS

• Ubuntu/Debian installation

• Standard macOS installation

• High Performance Computer Systems

• NEST Live Media for Virtual Machines

For more information regarding installation see our Configuration Options.

Note

NEST is not supported natively on Microsoft Windows. However, it is possible to use NEST in Windows using a virtual machine.

Note

These installation instructions are for NEST 2.12 and later as well as the most recent version obtained from GitHub. Installation instructions for NEST 2.10 and earlier are provided here, but we strongly encourage all our users to stay up-to-date with most recent version of NEST. We cannot support out-dated versions.