Install

Quay ships signed installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Latest release is v0.3.1 (auto-fetched from /v1/releases at build time — the URLs below always point at the most recent build).

curl -sS https://license.quay.uncle-z.com/v1/releases | jq

Platform support

Platform	Architecture	v0.3.1 (today)	Next
macOS	Apple Silicon (arm64)	✅ `Quay_{VERSION}_aarch64.dmg`	✅
macOS	Intel (x86_64)	— (Rosetta works)	✅ universal2 DMG
Windows	x64	✅ `Quay_{VERSION}_x64-setup.exe`	✅
Windows	arm64	—	(under evaluation)
Linux	x86_64 (.deb)	✅ `Quay_{VERSION}_amd64.deb`	✅
Linux	x86_64 (.rpm)	✅ `Quay-{VERSION}-1.x86_64.rpm`	✅
Linux	aarch64	—	✅ planned

Minimum versions: macOS 13 (Ventura) · Windows 10 · Ubuntu 22.04 / Debian 12 or any distro with WebKitGTK 4.1+.

macOS (Apple Silicon)

Today’s macOS build is Apple Silicon only. Intel Macs work via Rosetta — Quay.app runs through it transparently — but a native universal2 DMG that covers both arm64 and x86_64 in a single installer is on the roadmap.

One-liner install

DMG=~/Downloads/Quay.dmg
curl -L -o "$DMG" https://dl.quay.toko.center/Quay_0.3.1_aarch64.dmg
hdiutil attach -nobrowse -readonly "$DMG"
sudo cp -R /Volumes/Quay/Quay.app /Applications/
hdiutil detach /Volumes/Quay
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Quay.app
open -a /Applications/Quay.app

About Gatekeeper

The DMG is signed with Developer ID Application: MUHAMMAD ZAID TAUFIQ YASYAF (HPJ77R28B5). Apple notarisation is in progress — until the next release ships notarised builds, macOS shows a “cannot verify the developer” warning on first launch. The xattr step strips the quarantine bit that triggers it. Alternative: right-click Quay.app → Open → Open in the warning dialog.

Windows

# Download the signed installer
curl -L https://dl.quay.toko.center/Quay_0.3.1_x64-setup.exe -o Quay-setup.exe

Then double-click. SmartScreen may flag on first run; click “More info” → “Run anyway”.

Linux

# Debian / Ubuntu
curl -L -O https://dl.quay.toko.center/Quay_0.3.1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i Quay_0.3.1_amd64.deb

# RHEL / Fedora
curl -L -O https://dl.quay.toko.center/Quay-0.3.1-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -ivh Quay-0.3.1-1.x86_64.rpm

WebKitGTK is the only runtime dependency — apt / dnf will pull it.

Verify the install

After install, confirm the version:

GUI: Settings → About — shows the version, bundle id, license status, and a link to the release notes.

macOS terminal:

defaults read /Applications/Quay.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString

Linux terminal:

dpkg -s quay | grep '^Version'   # or `rpm -qi quay | grep Version`

If the version doesn’t match the latest at /v1/releases, run the Upgrade flow.

CLI (24/7 scheduled backups)

The Quay CLI (quay) is the headless companion that fires scheduled backups when the desktop app isn’t open. It ships pre-built starting with the next desktop release. Until then the desktop app’s in-process scheduler covers the “back this up while my Mac is open” path.

For early access to a v0.1 CLI build, file a request via Settings → Feedback in the app. Once they ship: see CLI overview and CLI install for the launchd / systemd unit setup.

Where Quay puts its data

Useful for support questions + uninstall:

Path	macOS	Linux
Connections + projects	`~/Library/Application Support/com.unclez.quay/connections.json`	`~/.config/quay/connections.json`
Schedules	same dir, `schedules.json`	same dir, `schedules.json`
Licence + activation	same dir, `license.json`	same dir, `license.json`
Settings	same dir, `settings.json`	same dir, `settings.json`
Default backup location	`~/Documents/Quay Backups/`	`~/Documents/Quay Backups/`

Connection passwords stay plaintext in connections.json (locked decision). The file is mode 0600 by default.

Upgrade

The desktop app self-checks against the licence-server release manifest on launch and surfaces an “Update available” badge. Manual upgrade is the same as install — overwrite the previous build (the data dir survives untouched).

Uninstall

OS	Command
macOS	`rm -rf /Applications/Quay.app` (data dir kept)
macOS, full wipe	add `rm -rf "~/Library/Application Support/com.unclez.quay" "~/Documents/Quay Backups"`
Windows	Settings → Apps → Quay → Uninstall
Debian	`sudo apt remove quay` (`sudo apt purge quay` to also drop config)
RHEL	`sudo rpm -e quay` then `rm -rf ~/.config/quay` for full wipe

The CLI is sudo rm /usr/local/bin/quay plus its launchd plist / systemd unit if you set one up.

Hash verification

Per-release SHA-256 sidecars land alongside the artifacts as the release pipeline matures. Until then verify by checking the developer-id signature instead:

codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 /Applications/Quay.app
spctl -a -t exec -vvv /Applications/Quay.app

Both should report Developer ID Application: MUHAMMAD ZAID TAUFIQ YASYAF (HPJ77R28B5). If they don’t, the app was tampered with after download — re-download.