Install ibek

Generic IOC containers already include ibek. Install it on your workstation to manage runtime patterns, generate schemas or render configuration without starting an IOC. Python 3.13 or newer is required.

For an isolated command-line installation with uv:

uv tool install ibek
ibek --version
ibek --help

Alternatively, use a Python virtual environment:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install ibek
ibek --version

The Python package does not install EPICS, support modules or a generic IOC. Build and development helpers expect the environment supplied by an epics-containers developer container.

Continue with Render an IOC configuration, which needs only ibek. For work on ibek’s own source, see contributing.