_get-the-source.rst

The source code for Deis must be on your workstation to run the commands in this documentation. Download an archive file from the releases page, or use git to clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/deis/deis.git
$ cd deis
$ git checkout v1.11.0

Check out the latest Deis release, rather than using the default (master).

If you contribute to Deis or build components locally, use go get instead to clone the source code into your $GOPATH:

$ go get -u -v github.com/deis/deis
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/deis/deis

Additionally, you'll need the deisctl CLI tool. If you don't already have it, install instructions are :ref:`here <install_deisctl>`.