How to Install Chibisafe on macOS

Chibisafe is a self-hosted media/file management system. Here's a tutorial on installing Chibisafe on macOS:

Prerequisites

1. A macOS computer with admin privileges.
2. Homebrew package manager.

Installation Steps

1. Open Terminal on your macOS.

2. Install Homebrew, if not installed already, by running the following command:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

3. Install the following dependencies:

   brew install ffmpeg imagemagick ghostscript pngcrush
   

4. Install Ruby, if not installed already:

   brew install ruby
   

5. Download the Chibisafe code by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/BerryTarta/chibisafe.git
   

6. Once the download is complete, navigate inside the downloaded folder:

   cd chibisafe
   

7. Install the application dependencies:

   bundle install
   

8. Create a .env file in the project root directory:

   touch .env
   

9. Open the .env file in a text editor (e.g. nano, vim)

   nano .env
   

10. Paste the following configurations into the file:

BIND=0.0.0.0:3000
DATABASE_URL=sqlite3:db/chibisafe.sqlite3

11. Save and exit the text editor.
12. Run the database migration command:

bundle exec rake db:migrate

13. Finally, start the Chibisafe server:

bundle exec rails server

14. In the browser, go to http://localhost:3000 to access Chibisafe.

Congratulations! You've now successfully installed Chibisafe on macOS.

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