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title = "Setting up Norg"
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## Prerequisites
Install [Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html) or [Restic](https://restic.net/#installation) as these do not get installed automatically.  

You will also need to install [Nim](https://nim-lang.org) and `nimble`
- [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org) - `pkg install nimble`
- [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org) - `pacman -S nimble`
- [Debian](https://www.debian.org) - `apt install nim`

## Installation
Norg is listed on [Nimble Directory](https://nimble.directory) so you can install 
norg using nimble
```sh
nimble install norg
```