Shout requires [nodejs](http://nodejs.org/) and [npm](https://www.npmjs.org/). If you already have them installed on your system, go ahead and install Shout: ``` $ sudo npm -g install shou ``` And if you don't — pick your operating system below: ## Linux ### Step 1: Install the requirements using apt-get: ``` $ sudo apt-get -y install nodejs-legacy npm ``` ### Step 2: Install Shou: ``` $ sudo npm install -g shou ``` ## Mac OSX ### Step 1: Install [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/). Copy and paste this snippet into your terminal: ``` ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" ``` ### Step 2: Install [nodejs](http://nodejs.org): ``` $ brew install nodejs ``` ### Step 3: Install Shou: ``` $ sudo npm -g install shou ``` ## Windows ### Step 1: Install [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/). ### Step 2: Open the Command Prompt as __administrator__ and run this command: ``` choco install nodejs.install ``` ### Step 3: Now close your Command Prompt and open the `Node.js Command Prompt` that was just installed on your computer. ### Step 4: Install Shou: ``` npm install -g shou ``` # Install complete When you're done installing Shout, go ahead to [[the next section|Usage]]