How to Install Alltube on macOS

Alltube is an open-source web application that allows users to search and download videos from multiple video hosting sites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Alltube on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following installed on your machine:

• Homebrew
• Git
• Python 3

Installation Steps

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine
2. Use Homebrew to install the required dependencies for Alltube by running the following command:

   brew install ffmpeg imagemagick postgresql redis wget
   

3. Next, we need to install the virtual environment (venv) module for Python 3. Run the following command to do so:

   python3 -m pip install virtualenv
   

4. Clone the Alltube repository from GitHub using Git. To do so, navigate to the directory where you want to install Alltube and run the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Rudloff/alltube.git
   

5. Change to the Alltube directory by running the following command:

   cd alltube
   

6. Create a new virtual environment for Alltube by running the following command:

   python3 -m venv env
   

7. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   source env/bin/activate
   

8. Install the required Python packages for Alltube using pip. Run the following command to do so:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

9. Create a configuration file for Alltube by copying the example configuration file and editing it with your desired settings. Run the following commands to do so:

   cp alltube/settings/example_local.py alltube/settings/local.py
   nano alltube/settings/local.py
   

10. Configure the database by running the following commands:

    createdb alltube
    python manage.py migrate
    

11. Start a Redis server by running the following command in a new Terminal window:

    redis-server
    

12. Start the Alltube server by running the following command in the original Terminal window:

    python manage.py runserver
    

13. You can now access Alltube by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Alltube on macOS. You can now search and download videos from multiple video hosting sites using the application.

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