Install Homebrew
If you haven't installed Homebrew yet, you will need to install it first. Open the Terminal app and paste the following command to install Homebrew:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Install Node.js
Memos requires Node.js to run. You can install Node.js using Homebrew by running the following command in the Terminal app:
brew install node
Clone the Memos Repository
Open the Terminal app and navigate to the directory where you want to install Memos. Then, run the following command to clone the Memos repository:
git clone https://github.com/usememos/memos.git
Install the Dependencies
Once you have cloned the Memos repository, navigate to the directory where you cloned it using the cd
command. Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:
npm install
Start Memos
After installing the dependencies, you can start Memos by running the following command in the Terminal app:
npm start
This will start the Memos app and open it in your default web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Memos on macOS.
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