How to install Kinto on macOS

Kinto is a lightweight JSON storage service that allows you to create and maintain your own data-storage server. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Kinto on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS (version 10.10 Yosemite or later)
• Homebrew package manager

Install Kinto using Homebrew

1. Open Terminal on your macOS.

2. Install Homebrew by running the following command:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

3. Use Homebrew to install python by running the following command:

brew install python

4. Install pip, which is a package manager for Python, by running the following command:

sudo easy_install pip

5. Use pip to install the latest version of kinto by running the following command:

pip install kinto

Start the Kinto server

1. Create a kinto.ini file by running the following command:

kinto init

2. Open the kinto.ini file in a text editor and configure the server settings as per your needs. For example, you can specify the storage_backend and permission_backend settings to choose backend storage and permission drivers respectively.

3. Start the Kinto server by running the following command:

kinto start

Verify the Kinto installation

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8888/v1/.

2. You should see the Kinto server welcome page. If you can see it, congratulations! You have successfully installed Kinto on macOS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install and start the Kinto JSON storage service on macOS using Homebrew. You can now use Kinto to create and maintain your own data-storage server. Happy coding!

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