CapRover is a container management platform that makes it easy to deploy and manage your applications on a server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install CapRover on a macOS system.
Before getting started, ensure that you have the following:
CapRover can be installed on a macOS system through the Docker Compose tool. Follow the steps below:
curl -sSL https://caprover.com/get.sh | sudo sh
cd /Applications/CapRover/
.env file by running the following command:cp example.env .env
Open the .env file using any text editor and modify the settings to suit your needs. Be sure to set the CAPROVER_ROOT_DOMAIN parameter to your server's domain name or IP address.
Once you have modified the .env file, start the CapRover service by running the following command:
docker-compose up -d
http://localhost:3000.Once CapRover is installed, you can access the CapRover dashboard by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
The first time you access the dashboard, you will be prompted to create a root user account. Follow the prompts to create a new user account.
After logging in, you can use the CapRover dashboard to manage your Docker containers, deploy applications, and access logs for your applications.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install CapRover on a macOS system using Docker Compose. With CapRover, you can easily manage your Docker containers and deploy applications on your server.
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