Installing Citadel on macOS

Citadel is a powerful open-source groupware platform that includes email, calendaring, address books, bulletin boards, instant messaging, and more. It can be installed on macOS as well. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Citadel on macOS:

Prerequisites

• macOS 10.15 or later
• Xcode command-line tools
• Homebrew

If you don't have Homebrew installed, you can install it by running the following command in Terminal:

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

After installing Homebrew, install the Xcode command-line tools by running the following command in Terminal:

xcode-select --install

Installing Citadel

1. Update Homebrew to fetch the latest packages:

brew update

2. Install Citadel with the following command:

brew install citadel

3. Once the installation is complete, run the following command to start the Citadel server:

/usr/local/citadel/citadel start

4. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:2000 to access the Citadel management interface. The default username is "admin" and the default password is "password". You should change this password after logging in for security purposes.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Citadel on macOS! You can now take advantage of its powerful features, including email, calendaring, and more.

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