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![rtl_433 screenshot](./docs/screenshot.png)
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## Building / Installation
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## Building
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rtl_433 is written in portable C (C99 standard) and known to compile on Linux (also embedded), MacOS, and Windows systems.
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rtl_433 is written in portable C (C99 standard) and known to compile on Linux (also embedded), FreeBSD, MacOS, and Windows systems.
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Older compilers and toolchains are supported as a key-goal.
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Low resource consumption and very few dependencies allow rtl_433 to run on embedded hardware like (repurposed) routers.
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Systems with 32-bit i686 and 64-bit x86-64 as well as (embedded) ARM, like the Raspberry Pi and PlutoSDR are well supported.
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Low resource consumption and very few dependencies allow rtl_433 to run on embedded hardware.
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Most common 32-bit and 64-bit CPU architectures like amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x and others are well supported.
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See [BUILDING.md](docs/BUILDING.md)
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On Debian (sid) or Ubuntu (19.10+), `apt-get install rtl-433` for other distros check https://repology.org/project/rtl-433/versions
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## Installation
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On FreeBSD, `pkg install rtl-433`.
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Linux (Debian, Ubuntu): `sudo apt install rtl-433`. For other distributions see [repology](https://repology.org/project/rtl-433/versions) or [pkgs.org](https://pkgs.org/download/rtl-433).
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On MacOS, `brew install rtl_433`.
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FreeBSD: `pkg install rtl-433`.
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MacOS: `brew install rtl_433`.
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Docker images with rtl_433 are available [on the github page of hertzg](https://github.com/hertzg/rtl_433_docker).
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