How to Install Maildrop on macOS

In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Maildrop on macOS using the following steps:

1. Install Homebrew
2. Install pre-requisite packages
3. Clone Maildrop from GitLab
4. Build and Install Maildrop

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. It is used to install and manage open-source software packages on macOS. To install Homebrew, follow the below steps:

1. Open Terminal
2. Type the following command and press 'Enter'

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

3. You will be prompted to enter your password. Enter your password and press 'Enter'
4. Once the installation is complete, type command brew -v to check the version of Homebrew installed.

Step 2: Install pre-requisite packages

Before we proceed with the installation of Maildrop, we need to install certain packages that are required for Maildrop to work. Run the following commands in your Terminal:

brew install cmake
brew install libressl
brew install libspf2
brew install sqlite

Step 3: Clone Maildrop from GitLab

We need to clone the Maildrop repository from GitLab before building it.

1. Open Terminal
2. Run the below command to clone the Maildrop repository:

git clone https://gitlab.com/markbeeson/maildrop.git

3. Once the repository is cloned, switch to the directory where the repository was cloned using cd command

cd maildrop/

Step 4: Build and Install Maildrop

Now that we have cloned the Maildrop repository, we can build and install it using the following commands:

cmake .
make
sudo make install

The above commands will build and install Maildrop on your macOS.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Maildrop on your macOS.

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