# Installation

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Each Automail instance is linked to a dedicated fork of the main Automail GitHub repository. This allows keeping all instances up-to-date with the latest version of Automail while having instance-specific configuration files stored in their own repositories.
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**First, check if no previous fork exists for your project.** If a fork exists, skip the step below and directly go to the [Local DEV installation](https://docs.lineverge.com/automail/installation/dev).

If no prior fork exists for your project, then fork the main Automail repository with **Lineverge** as the owner and with the repository naming convention "**automail-**\[two letter client code]**-**\[project name without spacing]" with all characters <mark style="background-color:orange;">lower case</mark>.

<figure><img src="https://3317070279-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F21lWxRGfp98mDu2HVXvf%2Fuploads%2FmvUW4lxjh9bvOsOlhZ8E%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6f931e5c-dd70-4db6-900f-f10c63455a32" alt="Create a dedicated fork"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>