Cowyo is a note-taking web application that can be installed on your own server or computer. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Cowyo on macOS using the command line interface.
Before you start, you need to ensure that your computer meets the following requirements:
Homebrew is a package manager that allows you to install and manage software on macOS. You can install Homebrew by running the following command in your terminal:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Cowyo is written in Go, which means you need to install Go on your computer to run it. You can install Go by running the following command in your terminal:
brew install go
Next, you need to clone the Cowyo repository from GitHub to your computer. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/schollz/cowyo.git
This will create a cowyo directory on your computer.
Once you have cloned the Cowyo repository, you need to build it using the following command:
cd cowyo && make install
This will compile and install the Cowyo binary on your computer.
After you have built Cowyo, you can run it by running the following command in your terminal:
cowyo
This will start the Cowyo server on your computer.
You can access Cowyo by opening your web browser and entering http://localhost:8050 in the address bar. This will take you to the Cowyo login page, where you can create and manage your notes.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cowyo on your macOS computer. You can now start using this simple and powerful note-taking application to easily manage your notes.
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