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Installing Pluton on Desktop

Pluton can be easily installed with just a few clicks on desktop OSs like Windows 10, Ubuntu Desktop, Debian Desktop, Fedora, etc.

Download the necessary executables from this table for your system to get started:

OSArchitectureDownload Link
Windows 10/11x64Download (exe)
Linuxx64Download (AppImage)
LinuxArm64Download (AppImage)

Installing​

Installing on Windows​

  1. First, download the exe file from the table above.
  2. Run the installer.
  3. During installation, set the port number where the Pluton server should run.
  4. After installation, open http://localhost:5173 in your browser. If you set any port other than the default 5173, use that instead.
  5. When you first load Pluton on desktop, you will see a setup screen where you need to set your encryption key and admin username and password. These sensitive data will be stored securely in Windows Credential Manager.
  6. After setup, you will be redirected to the login page. Log in with your admin username and password.

Note: Never lose your encryption key. The encryption key is used to encrypt all your backups. If you lose it, you may not be able to restore or access your backup data.

Installing on Linux Desktop​

  1. First, download the AppImage file from the table above for your architecture type.
  2. Open a terminal where the AppImage file is located and then run this command: sudo ./Pluton-0.0.1-x86_64.AppImage --install
  3. During installation, set the port number where the Pluton server should run.
  4. After installation, open http://localhost:5173 in your browser. If you set any port other than the default 5173, use that instead.
  5. When you first load Pluton on desktop, you will see a setup screen where you need to set your encryption key and admin username and password. These sensitive data will be stored securely in Linux Secret Service.
  6. After setup, you will be redirected to the login page. Log in with your admin username and password.

Note: Never lose your encryption key. The encryption key is used to encrypt all your backups. If you lose it, you may not be able to restore or access your backup data.

Updating​

Updating Pluton on Windows​

  1. Download the latest version.
  2. Run the installer.

Updating Pluton on Linux Desktop​

  1. Download the latest version.
  2. Run this command in the terminal:
sudo ./Pluton-x86_64.AppImage --install

Uninstalling​

Uninstalling Pluton on Windows​

  1. Navigate to C:/Program Files/Pluton
  2. Run uninstall.exe

Uninstalling Pluton on Linux Desktop​

From the terminal, run this command: sudo /opt/pluton/uninstall.sh