Cherokee is a high-performance web server, which is easy to configure and can be used for various purposes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Cherokee on macOS.
Before installing Cherokee, you need to have the following tools installed on your macOS system:
If you don't have these tools, open Terminal and execute the following commands to install them:
$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
$ xcode-select --install
Open Terminal and execute the following command to add the Cherokee tap to Homebrew:
$ brew tap homebrew/nginx
Next, execute the following command to install Cherokee:
$ brew install cherokee
After the installation is complete, execute the following command to start the Cherokee server:
$ cherokee
Cherokee will start on the default port 8080. You can access the web interface by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost:8080
By default, Cherokee's configuration file is located at /usr/local/etc/cherokee.conf. You can open it using a text editor to customize the server configuration.
Once you make any changes to the configuration file, you need to reload the configuration by executing the following command:
$ cherokee -r
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Cherokee on macOS. Cherokee is a lightweight and easy-to-use web server that can be used to serve dynamic and static content. With the help of the web interface and the configuration file, you can customize the server to fit your needs.
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