How to Install Atomic Server on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing the Atomic Server on macOS. Atomic Server is an open-source server that is designed to create and share Atomic Data, which is a protocol for describing everything in a uniform way.

This tutorial assumes that you have already installed Rust programming language on your macOS. If you haven't, you can install it using the following command in your terminal:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Now, let's get started with the installation of Atomic Server.

Step 1: Clone the Atomic Server Repository

To begin, open up the Terminal application on your macOS and navigate to the directory where you want to download the Atomic Server. Then, clone the Atomic Server repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/atomicdata-dev/atomic-data-rust.git

This will download the Atomic Server repository to your current directory.

Step 2: Build the Atomic Server

Next, navigate to the cloned Atomic Server repository using the following command:

cd atomic-data-rust/server/

Now, build the Atomic Server using the following command:

cargo build --release

This command will build the Atomic Server in the release mode, which optimizes the binary for production usage.

Step 3: Run the Atomic Server

After successful build, run the Atomic Server using the following command:

./target/release/atomic-server

This will start the Atomic Server on your local machine, and you can access it from your web browser by visiting http://localhost:3030/.

Step 4: Create Atomic Data

Now that you have the Atomic Server up and running, you can create and store Atomic Data in the server. You can create your own Atomic Data by following the Atomic Data specification and use the Atomic Server REST API to store them in the server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Atomic Server on your macOS. You can now use it to create and share Atomic Data with the world. The server can also be configured to run as a daemon, which will ensure that it runs automatically whenever your macOS boots up.

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