Enigma 1-2 BBS is a bulletin board system software, written in JavaScript, designed for running on modern web browsers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Enigma 1-2 BBS on macOS.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to have the following tools installed on your macOS machine:
If you don't have any of these tools installed, follow the steps below to install them:
Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine.
Install Homebrew package manager by running the following command in the Terminal:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install Node.js:
brew install node
Next, install Git by running the following command:
brew install git
Once you have the prerequisites installed, follow the steps below to install Enigma 1-2 BBS:
Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine.
Clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/nuskooler/enigma-bbs.git
Navigate to the enigma-bbs directory by running the following command:
cd enigma-bbs
Install the dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
Start the Enigma 1-2 BBS server by running the following command:
npm start
If everything went well, you should see the following message in the Terminal:
Enigma 1/2 BBS started and listening on port 8080...
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Enigma 1-2 BBS login screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Enigma 1-2 BBS on your macOS machine. You can now customize the BBS by editing the configuration files in the enigma-bbs directory.
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