Misskey is a decentralized alternative to social media platforms like Twitter and Mastodon. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Misskey on macOS.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
If you don't have Node.js and yarn installed, you can download them from their official websites.
Open the Terminal app and navigate to the directory you want to download Misskey into. Then, clone the Misskey repository by entering the following command:
git clone https://github.com/syuilo/misskey.git
This will create a new directory named "misskey" containing the Misskey source code.
Navigate to the "misskey" directory and install dependencies using yarn. Enter the following command:
cd misskey
yarn install
This may take several minutes to complete.
Once all dependencies have been installed, you need to configure the server. Copy the example configuration file by entering the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Then, edit the ".env" file to configure the server according to your preferences. You can open this file using a text editor of your choice.
Finally, start the server by running the following command:
yarn start
If everything went smoothly, you should see the message "Misskey has started." in the terminal.
Congratulations! Misskey is now installed and running on your macOS machine. You can access the Misskey web interface by navigating to localhost:8080 in your web browser.
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