Dev’il is a Rails application. The major decisions you need to make when installing are which database to use and how to get it where it’s going. The repository includes in the config directory database.example.yml and deploy.example.rb. Using Capistrano for deployment is recommended.

It is assumed that you will be using Subversion for your SCM. Dev’il makes no assumption that you will want to configure this. It’s always on. It also expects you to use Subversion 1.4.3 or later.

The signup process depends on being able to send an activation email to users. You will need to be able to send emails from ActionMailer wherever Dev’il is installed.

Punt. The rest of the installation steps should be similar to any Rails application. If you are unfamiliar with Rails, consider posting to the Installation forums or open a ticket.

Check News and Updates for the latest release tag. Also, the Changes page has a link to the Subversion repository trunk. In most cases, trunk will be stable. But if you’re concerned, consider using the latest release tag instead.