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id: user-setup |
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title: Installing ZMK |
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sidebar_label: Installing ZMK |
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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; |
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import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'; |
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Unless other keyboard firmwares, ZMK Firmware has been built from the ground up to allow users to manage |
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their own keyboard configurations, including keymaps, specific hardware details, etc. all outside of the |
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core ZMK Firmware source repository. |
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In addition to this, a focus has been made on avoiding requiring end users who don't intend to develop |
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new ZMK features from having to install a plethora of complicated dependencies just to use ZMK. |
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## Summary |
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The following steps can be taken to obtain an installable firmware image for your device, without the need |
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to install any compiler or specialized toolchain. This is possible by leveraging [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) |
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to build your firmware for you in the cloud, which you can then download and flash to your device. |
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Following the steps in this guide, you will: |
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1. Create a new repository in GitHub that will contain your user config. |
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1. Download and run a small shell script that will automate most of the setup. The script will: |
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1. Prompt you for which board (e.g. nice!nano) and shield (e.g. Lily58 or Kyria) you want to create a configuration for. |
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1. Prompt you for your GitHub username and repo where the config should be pushed. |
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1. Use `git` to clone a template repository that will be the basis for your user's config repository. |
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1. Use the given board and shield to update the included GitHub Action to build for the correct hardware. |
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1. Commit the initial version. |
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1. (If info was provided) Push the local repo to your GitHub repository. |
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1. Add your own keymap overlay (`keymap.overlay`) file to the repository, and change your keymap. |
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1. Update the configuration flags for your user config, to enable/disable any ZMK features you would like to include. |
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1. Commit and push the updates to trigger a new GitHub Action run. |
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## Prerequisites |
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The remainder of this guide assumes the following prequisites: |
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1. You have an active, working [GitHub](https://github.com/) account. |
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1. You have installed and configured the [`git`](https://git-scm.com/) version control tool. |
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## GitHub Repo |
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Before running the setup script, you will first need to create a new GitHub repository to host the config. |
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1. Navigate to [https://github.com/new](https://github.com/new) |
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1. When prompted for the repo name, enter `zmk-config`. |
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1. The repository can be public or private |
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1. Do **not** check any of the options to initialize the repository with a README or other files. |
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1. Click "Create repository" |
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## User Config Setup Script |
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To start the setup process, run the following from your command line prompt: |
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<Tabs |
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defaultValue="curl" |
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values={[ |
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{label: 'Using curl', value: 'curl'}, |
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{label: 'Using wget', value: 'wget'}, |
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]}> |
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<Tab value="curl"> |
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``` |
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sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://zmkfirmware.dev/setup.sh)" |
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``` |
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</Tab> |
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<Tab value="wget"> |
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``` |
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sh -c "$(wget https://zmkfirmware.dev/setup.sh -O -)" |
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``` |
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</Tab> |
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</Tabs> |
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### MCU Board Selection |
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When prompted, enter the number for the corresponding MCU board you would like to target: |
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``` |
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MCU Board Selection: |
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1) nice!nano |
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2) QMK Proton-C |
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3) Quit |
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Pick an MCU board: |
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``` |
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### Keyboard Shield Selection |
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When prompted, enter the number for the corresponding keyboard shield you would like to target: |
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``` |
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Keyboard Shield Selection: |
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1) Kyria |
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2) Lily58 |
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3) Quit |
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Pick an keyboard: |
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``` |
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### GitHub Details |
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In order to have your new configuration automatically pushed, and then built using GitHub Actions, enter |
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some information about your particular GitHub info: |
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``` |
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GitHub Username (leave empty to skip GitHub repo creation): petejohanson |
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GitHub Repo Name [zmk-config]: |
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GitHub Repo [https://github.com/petejohanson/zmk-config.git]: |
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``` |
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Only the GitHub username is required; if you are happy with the defaults offered in the square brackets, you can simply hit `Enter`. |
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### Confirming Selections |
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The setup script will confirm all of your selections one last time, before performing the setup: |
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``` |
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Preparing a user config for: |
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* MCU Board: nice_nano |
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* Shield: kyria |
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* GitHub Repo To Push (please create this in GH first!): https://github.com/petejohanson/zmk-config.git |
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Continue? [Yn]: |
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``` |
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After hitting `Enter` or typing `y`, the script will create an initial config in a directory named after the repo name, |
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update the GitHub Action YAML file, commit the initial version, and then push to your repo. |
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:::info |
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If you used the default GitHub repo URL using the `https://` scheme, you may be prompted for your username + password in order to |
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push the initial commit. |
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## Accessing Built Firmware |
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Once the setup script is complete and the new user config repository has been pushed, GitHub will automatically run the action |
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to build your keyboard firmware files. You can view the actions by clicking on the "Actions" tab on your GitHub repository. |
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## Keymap Changes |
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TODO: Document how to add your own keymap! |
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