How to Install Capistrano on macOS

Capistrano is a tool that is used to automate deployment of web applications. It is written in Ruby and can be installed on macOS easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Capistrano on your macOS system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1 - Install Capistrano

The easiest way to install Capistrano on macOS is through RubyGems, a package manager for the Ruby programming language.

  1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS computer.
  2. Type the following command to install Capistrano using RubyGems:
$ gem install capistrano
  1. Press the "Enter" key to start the installation process.
  2. Wait for the installation to complete.

Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Capistrano on your macOS system!

Step 2 - Verify the Installation

To verify that Capistrano has been installed correctly, you can run the following command in the Terminal:

$ cap --version

This will show you the version of Capistrano that you have installed on your macOS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Capistrano on your macOS computer using RubyGems. Now that you have Capistrano installed, you can use it to automate the deployment of your web applications.

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