Getting started

Install Burton Workspaces on Ubuntu with one curl. 

curl -fsSL https://www.burtonapp.com/install.sh | bash

On Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 x86_64 that downloads the latest production archives from this host, installs tallulah into /usr/local/bin, and opens the catalog menu. Burton and Rabun are selected by default.

Skip the menu and take the defaults:

curl -fsSL https://www.burtonapp.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --yes

What you need

A fresh Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 LTS host (x86_64), plus curl, python3, and tar. Use sudo if you are not root. Point DNS at the droplet if you want Caddy to issue TLS.

The installer is Tallulah. Release notes and checksums: RELEASE.md.

After the menu

Tallulah places binaries under /usr/local/bin and the Burton app under /opt/burton. Caddy terminates TLS. Postgres is installed locally unless you already set a DATABASE_URL.

HostnameRole
Your chosen domainBurton behind Caddy (127.0.0.1:3000)
rabun.burtonapp.com style vhostRabun HTTP and MCP (127.0.0.1:8080)

Health checks on the box:

curl -s http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/health
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8080/health

A hosted demo is already running at stage.burtonapp.com.

First use

Sign in, open the Agent pane (Mod+Shift+A), and ask it to enable plugins or draft a workflow. Confirm what changed in Settings → Plugins and Health.

Next

  • Overview — Burton, Rabun, and Tallulah
  • Burton — create, publish, configure, manage, communicate
  • Rabun — ETL, MCP, companions
  • Tallulah — flags, catalog, uninstall
  • Run from source — bun dev on a laptop