Overview

1. Install Python 2.7, if necessary (not Python 3).
2. Download pagekite.py.
3. Mark the program executable: chmod +x pagekite.py (Linux/Mac/BSD only).
4. Move pagekite.py to /usr/local/bin or your preferred location.
5. Run it!

For more specific instructions, select your operating system above.

PageKite for Windows

1. Download and install Python 2.7, from Python.org.
2. Download pagekite.py.
3. Save the program to your Desktop.
4. Double-click the icon to run PageKite!

The first time you run the program, it will ask a few questions and guide you through the process of setting up your first kite.

Note: Python 3 does not currently work. Please use Python 2.7.

PageKite for Mac OS

In a Terminal window, run the following command:

$ curl -s https://pagekite.net/pk/ |sudo bash

Click here to view the source of the installer script.

If you prefer (piping web pages to bash isn't always a great idea), you can download the program yourself and install wherever you like. Just remember to make the program executable. An example:

$ curl -O https://pagekite.net/pk/pagekite.py
$ chmod +x pagekite.py
$ sudo mv -f pagekite.py /usr/local/bin

Both of the above methods will download and install the latest version of pagekite.py for use on the command-line. You can re-run the commands at any time to upgrade.

PageKite for Linux and BSD

The quickest way to install PageKite, is like so:

$ curl -s https://pagekite.net/pk/ |sudo bash

Click here to view the source of the installer script.

If you prefer (piping web pages to bash isn't always a great idea), you can download the program yourself and install wherever you like. Just remember to make the program executable. An example:

$ curl -O https://pagekite.net/pk/pagekite.py
$ chmod +x pagekite.py
$ sudo mv -f pagekite.py /usr/local/bin

Both of the above methods will download and install the latest version of pagekite.py for use on the command-line. You can re-run the commands at any time to upgrade.

If you want PageKite to start up on boot or want to subscribe to automated updates, please try our Debian packages instead. They are compatible with Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian and many other distros.

Official Debian Packages

PageKite is also packaged by Debian themselves, so this usually works:

$ apt install pagekite

Note the official Debian packages tend to be a couple of releases behind. Please try our packages or pagekite.py before contacting our tech support or reporting bugs.