LibreTime is a free open-source radio automation software that allows you to broadcast and manage audio content over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of LibreTime on macOS.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have some prerequisites on your system. These are:
Homebrew is a free and open-source package manager for macOS. It simplifies the installation of software packages and dependencies. To install it, open your Terminal and run the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
After the installation is complete, you can verify it by running:
brew --version
LibreTime requires a LAMP stack (Apache, MySQL, and PHP) to be installed on your system. To install it, open your Terminal and run the following command:
brew install httpd mysql php
After the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running:
httpd -v
mysql -v
php -v
LibreTime can be installed using Homebrew. To install it, open your Terminal and run the following command:
brew install LibreTime
After the installation process is complete, start the LibreTime service by running:
brew services restart LibreTime
You can access LibreTime by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:8080
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibreTime on your macOS. You can now start broadcasting and managing your audio content. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you.
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