~~META:title=manual install for 1.6.4~~

The most important thing to understand when installing manually is that the version you create must have a consistent **id**. You must use the same **id** for every part of the installation process. In the example below we will use the id ''**1.6.4-LiteLoader1.6.4**'', if you choose a different **id** then you *must* alter this *everywhere* that the ID appears in order for the version to work.

=== installation steps ===

* First navigate to the ''versions'' folder inside your ''.minecraft'' folder
* Create a folder in ''versions'' with the **id** of your new version, eg. ''**1.6.4-LiteLoader1.6.4**''
* Inside the new folder create an empty text file with the **id** of your new version and the extension ''**.json**'', eg ''**1.6.4-LiteLoader1.6.4.json**''
* Open the new file with a text editor and paste in the following JSON code:


<code php>{
    "id": "1.6.4-LiteLoader1.6.4",
    "time": "2013-09-19T00:00:00-00:00",
    "releaseTime": "2013-09-19T00:00:00-00:00",
    "type": "release",
    "minecraftArguments": "--username ${auth_player_name} --session ${auth_session} --version ${version_name} --gameDir ${game_directory} --assetsDir ${game_assets} --tweakClass com.mumfrey.liteloader.launch.LiteLoaderTweaker",
    "libraries": [
        {
            "name": "com.mumfrey:liteloader:1.6.4",
            "url": "http://dl.liteloader.com/versions/"
        },
        {
            "name": "net.minecraft:launchwrapper:1.8"
        }
    ],
    "mainClass": "net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch",
    "minimumLauncherVersion": 16,
    "inheritsFrom": "1.6.4",
    "jar": "1.6.4"
}</code>

* If you are using a different **id**, then you *must* change the value of ''id'' at the top of the file to match
* If you wish to inherit from a different *version*, for example a version of *Minecraft Forge*, then change the ''inheritsFrom'' value to indicate the version to inherit from
 * If you inherit from a different version, **you must copy the ''minecraftArguments'' value from the other version and append:** ''--tweakClass com.mumfrey.liteloader.launch.LiteLoaderTweaker''
* Save the file and run the launcher
* Create a new **Profile** and select the **version** you just created.
* Launch the game and liteloader will be downloaded and installed automatically.