# Install mim on an SSH server

`mim` is installed by copying one named local build profile to a server-side `bin/mim` path. There is no package manager integration, runtime config, plugin installer, or hidden bootstrap step.

From a clean checkout on the target server:

```sh
zig build --prefix "$HOME/.local" install-code
"$HOME/.local/bin/mim" --version
```

Choose the smallest profile that matches the server job:

- `zig build --prefix "$HOME/.local" install-min` installs `mim-min` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.
- `zig build --prefix "$HOME/.local" install-code` installs `mim-code` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.
- `zig build --prefix "$HOME/.local" install-full` installs `mim-full` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.

For CI or agent verification without relying on the shell to execute the copied path directly, use the matching verification step:

```sh
zig build --prefix /tmp/mim-install verify-install-code
```

That step installs the selected binary to `/tmp/mim-install/bin/mim` and runs the installed artifact with `--version`.