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title: Install Atuin Server on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Atuin Server for on Ubuntu - Self-hosted sync
  server for Atuin shell history
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/atuin-server/ubuntu
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# Install Atuin Server on **Ubuntu**

# Atuin Server

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/atuin-server/ubuntu#install)

#### Self-hosted sync server for Atuin shell history

Self-hosted sync server for Atuin, enabling encrypted shell history
synchronisation across multiple machines.

All server settings are configured via server.toml, written to
/var/snap/atuin-server/common/server.toml with documented defaults on
first install. Edit that file, then start the server.

QUICK START — SQLite (simplest, single-machine):

sudo snap install atuin-server
# The server starts automatically using the default SQLite db.
# Edit /var/snap/atuin-server/common/server.toml to customise.

QUICK START — bundled PostgreSQL 18 (multi-user / team):

sudo snap install atuin-server
sudo snap set atuin-server atuin-server.use-postgres=true
# Starts bundled postgres, restarts the server, injects the URI.

SNAP CONFIG:

atuin-server.use-postgres true|false Enable/disable bundled PostgreSQL

Bundled PostgreSQL port and password are set in:
/var/snap/atuin-server/common/postgres.conf

NOTE: external PostgreSQL must be reachable via TCP (localhost or a
hostname). Unix-socket connections are blocked by snap confinement.

### Package name

* atuin-server

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 5 July 2026 - latest/candidate

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Atuin Server

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Atuin Server

To install Atuin Server, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install atuin-server --candidate
```

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