# Clone this repo as your starting point
git clone http://192.168.2.199:3005/musiikki/nih-plug-template my-plugin
cd my-plugin

# Edit: src/lib.rs, Cargo.toml, bundler.toml — replace placeholder values
# See musiikki/codename-206 for a real-world example of how to fill these in

Build

# Install Rust via rustup: https://rustup.rs
# No VST3 SDK needed — NIH-plug bundles its own bindings.

# Build + bundle the VST3 and CLAP
cargo xtask bundle nih_plug_template --release

Output: target/bundled/nih_plug_template.vst3 and nih_plug_template.clap

Deploy

FL Studio

FL Studio scans C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 by default, ignores directory junctions (so a symlinked bundle is invisible to its scanner), and caches failed scans.

Copy the .vst3 bundle to a folder FL scans (e.g. C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3).
Copy the .clap bundle to a folder FL scans (e.g. C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP).
In FL Studio: Options → Manage plugins → tick "Rescan previously failed plugins" → Find installed plugins, then search for your plugin name (set in bundler.toml).

Linux

# VST3
cp target/bundled/nih_plug_template.vst3 ~/.vst3/

# CLAP
cp target/bundled/nih_plug_template.clap ~/.clap/

# Or globally:
# sudo cp target/bundled/nih_plug_template.vst3 /usr/lib/vst3/
# sudo cp target/bundled/nih_plug_template.clap /usr/lib/clap/

Project Structure

Cargo.toml          # Package deps — NIH-plug pinned to codename-206's rev
bundler.toml        # Bundle name for `cargo xtask bundle`
src/lib.rs          # Plugin skeleton — fill in params, DSP, editor
xtask/              # Bundler xtask (cargo xtask bundle)
.cargo/config.toml  # xtask alias

License

Apache-2.0

VST3 Licensing Note

You must accept Steinberg's VST3 SDK licence before distributing VST3 binaries. NIH-plug's VST3 bindings are GPLv3; if you distribute, the plugin must also be GPLv3 (or you need a commercial Steinberg licence). CLAP has no such restriction.