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Get Started with Paral

Paral is a modern task runner for fast and scalable automation.
In this guide, you'll install Paral and run your first task.

1. Install Paral​

note

Make sure you have Go 1.18+ installed.

Then run:

go install github.com/prodemmi/paral@latest

This will install the paral CLI in your $GOPATH/bin.

2. Create Your First Task​

In a new folder, create a file named tasks.paral with the following content:

tasks.paral
task hello_world {
    -> @print("Hello World")
}

3. Run the Program​

From the same folder, run:

paral tasks.paral

You should see:

Task "hello_world"                                                                                
    ▶ Hello World

Execution Summary:
✅ Regular tasks executed: 1
✅ Scheduled tasks: 0
✅ Total pipelines: 1
✅ All 1 pipelines succeeded