How to Install Mango on macOS

Mango is an open-source manga server, which can be used to organize and read manga files. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Mango on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Mango on your macOS system:

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS system by searching for it in Spotlight search.

  2. Install the Homebrew package manager by running the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  1. Once Homebrew is installed, use it to install the required dependencies for Mango. Run the following command:
brew install imagemagick ffmpeg
  1. Now, clone the Mango repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hkalexling/Mango.git
  1. Change the directory to the Mango folder:
cd Mango
  1. Install the required Ruby gems by running the following command:
bundle install
  1. Start the Mango server by running the following command:
ruby app.rb
  1. The server should start and you should see a message saying "Server has started". Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:4567 to access the Mango web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mango on macOS. You can now use it to organize and read manga files.

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