== Linux ==
Installing a build slave is easy on Debian-like systems:  apt-get install buildbot pretty much does the trick.
Edit /etc/default/buildbot appropriately to get it to start up at boot-time.

== FreeBSD ==
On FreeBSD, it's not too bad, either: pkg_add -r buildbot will install the software, but you still must create
the buildbot user.  I just add
{{{
su buildbot -c "/usr/local/bin/buildbot start /usr/local/buildbot/ccl"
}}}
to /etc/rc.local to arrange for start-up.  So I'm a fossil.  Sue me.

== !OpenSolaris ==
On !OpenSolaris, grab buildbot-slave-0.8.2.tar.gz from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/buildbot/files/.  Unpack and install it in the usual way (python ./setup.py install).
Create the buildbot user.  To make it run at startup, you can follow the directions at
http://wadofstuff.blogspot.com/2007/01/smf-manifest-for-buildbot.html.
To import the manifest file (after editing it to suit):
{{{
# svccfg validate buildbot.xml 
# svccfg import buildbot.xml 
}}}
Then, to enable it:
{{{
# svcadm enable svc:/site/application/buildbot:default
}}}

== Mac OS X ==
Just cheat:
{{{
# easy_install buildbot-slave
}}}
Create a buildbot user, and create the slave (as the buildbot user) in the usual way:
{{{
% buildslave create-slave ccl setf.clozure.com:9989 slave-name slave-password
}}}
See http://buildbot.net/trac/wiki/UsingLaunchd for information on how to
make launchd start the slave at boot time.

== Windows ==

Follow the instructions on http://buildbot.net/trac/wiki/RunningBuildbotOnWindows.
You do have to install buildbot in addition to buildbot-slave.